[Verse 1]
Tiny sneakers
By the front door
Grass-stained knees
And cereal on the floor
You'd run laughin'
Down that old blue hall
Reachin' for my hand
So sure you wouldn't fall
[Chorus]
Now my heart is broken
Watchin' you walk away
Standin' in this kitchen
With too many things to say
You don't hear your mama
When I'm beggin' you to stay
I remember little boots in the hallway
Little boots in the hallway
[Verse 2]
There’s a stranger
Wearin' your brown eyes
Talkin' like he’s grown
To a girl I can't recognize
I see you chasin'
What will leave you cold
She don't love your soul, son
She just loves control
[Chorus]
And my heart is broken
Watchin' you walk away
Standin' in this kitchen
With too many things to say
You don't hear your mama
When I'm beggin' you to stay
I remember little boots in the hallway
Little boots in the hallway
[Bridge]
I still keep your drawings
On the old fridge door
Little crooked hearts
We don't draw anymore
I'm prayin' you'll remember
When I held you so tight
How I stood between you
And every dark night (oh, my boy)
[Chorus]
'Cause my heart is broken
Watchin' you walk away
Standin' in this kitchen
With too many things to say
You don't hear your mama
But I'm lovin' you anyway
And I'll be here, son, if you lose your way
Think of little boots in the hallway
Little boots in the hallway