Blue Shoes

Chorus
I would travel miles for you
Always a little confused
But memories are scattered and wasted and few
I walk for miles in my blue shoes


I walked down the road, I stopped at your door
Knocked three times, but you'd already gone
Then thousands of birds, ravens and crows
Flew from the trees and darkened the sky
And I turned away
That's too many wings for me, too many wings

Chorus

And Billy said, "You remember that card game we played down in Arizona?"
I said, "Yeah, the aces were torn and the deuces were marked and we lost twenty bucks to a man with one eye
I think he had cards hidden under that patch"
And Donna said, "Hey boys, let's go down to Mexico
And drink margaritas in Puerto Escondido
We'll dance in the sand and we'll drink till we're dry
And we'll drive our rented trucks into the Mexican sky"
And I said, "I don't speak Spanish"
She said, "That's okay, neither do I"

Chorus

And when I got home, I stopped at your door
Knocked three times, but you'd already gone
Then thousands of birds, ravens and crows
Flew from the trees and they darkened the sky
And that's when I knew
Everything I'd ever done was a lie

I'd travel miles
I walk for miles in my blue shoes

David Nields © 1997 Ambivalent Fins

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