Creased Shoes

Walked around the world Never was one for sightseeing Dirt across the ground Tracks in the sand don't faze me I jump over puddles Stepped inside of mud Drag my feet on top of the street Scratch on concrete Dip my toes inside of water Test salinity When I'm angry Shoes stayed tied through it all She got creases on her shoes From a tough life Cruise through the past like Filthy white converse looking dark like the night sky They never fall off She got scars on her arms from the tough times Messy hair from no sleep Always understood how it felt to be lonely Hands with no nails from anxiety Smiling through it all It's not the shoes, it's who fills them It's not the words, it's the feelings Drew my favorite characters on the heels of my shoes in the ninth grade Used to run from bullies, but these ain't faster than my light up ones in middle school Tried my first drug in these Converse First drive, mom's accord Almost crashed in the neighbor's mailbox, good thing I stopped before These days prefer skateboards, cause I don't really like going fast Prefer cruising at slow pace, so I don't see my family age Teardrops on the soles of my feet Make me taller, older, wiser, smarter These shoes been through arguing, fights, and breakups But they also been through birth, light kisses and makeup Twenty years and they finally ripping Hoping my soul don't go missing Me and these shoes are bonded like Mike J and S Pippen Been with me through everything, don't wanna see them go Cause my new shoes won't feel the same My new shoes don't feel the pain that I know She got creases on her shoes from a tough life Cruise through the past like Filthy white converse looking dark like the night sky They never fall off She got scars on her arms from the tough times Messy hair from no sleep Always understood how it felt to be lonely Hands with no nails from anxiety Smiling through it all It's not the shoes, it's who fills them It's not the words, it's the feelings