Idle Shoes

Verse 1

C       Am

I used to watch them from the corner of the street

F            G

Faces lined with stories, walking slow on tired feet

C      Am

Hands that built the houses, hands that held the flame

F            G

I never stopped to wonder how they carried all that weight

Pre-Chorus

Am       F

But time writes its letters in silver and gray

C             G

Every wrinkle’s a memory that won’t fade away

Chorus

C       G

In those idle shoes, there’s a road I can’t see

Am           F

Every step they took was a sacrifice for me

C       G

All the dreams they left behind, the nights they never knew

Am            F         C

I’m only standing here because they wore those idle shoes

Bridge

Am        F

One day these feet of mine will slow down too

C              G

And someone young will wonder what I had to lose

Am             F

I’ll pray they’ll see me not just fading away

C              G

But as the reason their tomorrow found its way

Final Chorus (big lift)

C       G

In these idle shoes, there’s a road you can’t see

Am           F

Every step I’ve taken was a gift for you to be

C       G

All the love I had to give, the battles I pulled through

Am            F         C

Your world was born the moment that I wore these idle shoes