my shoes

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There’s so much to learn
But we get so little time.
Together with souls and bodies
We’ve got hearts and minds.
To satisfy every crying need
Is an obsession of mine.
Don’t tell me I'm bound for failure
Until you’ve walked a mile in my shoes;
Oh and I'd like to see you walk in my shoes.

You keep looking me over
Then letting me down
You lose,
You lose that way.

To tell you the truth I'm restless,
Like most of my life.
It’s never the place or the people:
Just the pull of tide and time.
To settle for nothing but my best
Is the flaw in my design.
Don’t tell me that you know better,
You always ran a mile from these blues,
And you never took a step in my shoes.

You keep looking me over
Then letting me down
You lose,
You lose that way.

Copyright (c) steven harris 1995/2015

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from subvertical (album), released June 26, 2015

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