My Shoes Still Fit
Lyrics
Verse 1
Cardboard in the left shoe, hole right through the toe
Walking twelve miles just to get where I gotta go
No coins in the pocket, paper towel for a insoles
Landlord knocking but the door stay locked though
Floorboards squeaking, hot water on the blink
And every time I kick 'em off, man, the whole room stink
Salt stains creeping, tread wore down to glass
Rubber coming loose from the canvas real fast
People turn they head when I'm stepping on the bus
Smell like wet dog, diesel fuel, and dust
But look at these arches, look at how they hold
Five years running and they still ain't folded
Chorus
Got no bread in the pantry, got no land
Got a empty bank account and dirt on my hands
Roof might leak when the rain come down
Banker want the keys to my side of town
Say what you want about the smell and the thread
Least I got leather between the pavement and my tread
Yeah, they smell like sweat, yeah, the soles real thin
But they carried me out and they brought me back in
Verse 2
Met a guy last Tuesday in a brand new pair
Three hundred dollars just to stand right there
Afraid of every puddle, scuffing up the white
Walking like a robot all through the night
Me? I hit the gravel, hit the slush, hit the mud
These beat-up sneakers got my sweat and my blood
Laces held together with three different knots
Smell like an old gym locker full of socks
Got no gold chain, got no ring on my hand
No title on a car, no title on the land
But the heel don't slip and the toe don't bite
I can walk ten blocks in the middle of the night
Chorus
Got no bread in the pantry, got no land
Got a empty bank account and dirt on my hands
Roof might leak when the rain come down
Banker want the keys to my side of town
Say what you want about the smell and the thread
Least I got leather between the pavement and my tread
Yeah, they smell like sweat, yeah, the soles real thin
But they carried me out and they brought me back in
Outro
Double-knot the laces.
Drop 'em by the door.
Smell hits the hallway.
Don't care no more.
Still standing.
Still walking.