LEATHER BENEATH ME

 

The leather beneath me's wearing thin

But ain't no better way to be

The future may look dim

But oh mama don't you see

The money ain't in no hurry

To fix the roof to stop the rain

Frettin' ain't worth the worry

Fightin' ain't worth the pain

 

We can't make it with our toes just tappin'

We have to think of it as a chance

To let them old dreams just happen

To get them old shoes to dance

 

The leather beneath me's wearing thin

Huntin' a job in this town

You tell them where you've been

And they sweetly turn you down

I remember all that fuss

The spring we both dropped out of school

Our friends all said good luck

The rest said what fools

 

We can't make it with our toes just tappin'

We have to think of it as a chance

To let them old dreams just happen

To get them old shoes to dance

 

The leather beneath me's wearing thin

And I can read you very well

You want to go back home and win

At the local show-and-tell

I could promise you some star

But even if it came to be

Would it tell us who we are

Oh mama don't you see

 

We can't make it with our toes just tappin'

We have to think of it as a chance

To let them old dreams just happen

To get them old shoes to dance

 

© 1982 Mountain Ghost Music (BMI)

 

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