I'm not wearing his shoes
I never wanted to
I lived for the day
It was the only way
He gave up years ago
He testified, he said it was so
That's what he told me
I lived it, and I believed
We had everything to hide
We had a big outside
We had cool summer nights down on Riverside Dr.

I learned what not to say when spoken to
Only listening was approved
But there was one night
Just one, he took the time
A night so vivid in my mind
His eyes looked in mine
He was ready to confide
We sat at a table down on Riverside Dr.

He had no use for me
He said I was beyond repair
Ne never took the time
Though the time was always there
I didn't want his shoes
He didn't have the right size
I knew I had no use
I'd never pay his price


He just gave up on me
He told me it was true
He said there was nothing
Nothing he could do
There is one thing I can't deny
I never saw the love in his eyes
I didn’t want his old school
I learned another way
I made my own graduation
I remember the day

I knew what not to choose
There should have been nothing to hide
He should have been over my shoulder
At least at my side
He was his father before him
He wore hand me down shoes
He didn't have a choice
He just couldn't refuse

I never heard a sorry
I'd hoped for more regret
I learned from his mistakes
An education well spent
He was who he was meant to be
The shoes he had were not for me
He started too late
He ran out of time
His shoes wore out before the finish line
Now all there is, is looking back
Not sure of the truth without all the facts
I remember a night we sat side by side
I was still young and able
When we sat down on Riverside Drive
He laid something on the table

He was that kind of man
Not the kind like me
I learned years ago what not to be
When he found a knot
He just cut the tie
He said he had a reason
He said he didn't know why
It's a shame it had to be
A crying shame for him and me
I never wanted to lose
I made my own shoes
I'll wear them once again
Wear them where it all began
Where we sat down to look inside at one of many tables
We sat down on Riverside Drive with shoes of different labels

08/03/2013

Posted on 08/03/2013
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