these shining shoes
paying dues
are these the blues i’m feelin?
down the street
they’re tappin their feet
and the whole time music’s reelin.
you know i always thought i could play if
i had the chance
but i never did
now all i can do is dance
middl’a’the night
i think i might
go down to the old train station
walk along the rail line
where the hobos hopped on the nation
you know i always thought i could be one
if i had the chance
but i never did
now all i can do is dance
well i heard a man once lost his mind
just tryin to be a poet
can someone wish they were and try to be
and think they weren’t and be one and not know it?
‘cuz i always thought i could be one
if i had the chance
but i never did
now all i can do is dance
no i never did
now all i can do is dance