Shoes That Walked My Youth

[Soft Felt Piano Intro] The canvas shoes lay in the closet corner for so long Soles worn flat along the old street's slope [Verse 1] I wore them all through an afternoon fleeing the rain Past the crooked wooden fence by the gate The summer puddle printed small footprints Still pressed into the rubber to this day [Pre-Chorus] Each morning tying the laces was an adventure To class, to the yard, to the market corner at dusk [Chorus] Shoes that walked my youth Soles worn but not the memories Shoes that walked my youth Took me everywhere through the green days [Verse 2] Now I wear shiner, glossier leather shoes But none fit like that old pair The canvas pair lies quiet, waiting for me to turn Back to footsteps not yet in a hurry to grow [Chorus] Shoes that walked my youth Soles worn but not the memories Shoes that walked my youth Took me everywhere through the green days [Bridge] Maybe we grow up by way of leaving The old shoes that once carried us They stay in the closet corner as at the start [Chorus] Shoes that walked my youth Soles worn but not the memories Shoes that walked my youth Took me everywhere through the green days [Outro] The canvas shoes I tuck away with care Beside the things that grew up with the years [Fade Out] [End]