Look at all the faces
Curious and cold
Perhaps their hearts are empty
But I’ll look inside my own
Pass him by on Monday
Tuesday drop a dime
A token for a dreamer
Who was born half-blind
It’s a hard life when you’re living in the shadows of a shoe
You can blame it on my mother
But I for one can see
The road ahead’s wide open
It’s yours if you believe
I for one am richer
From town to town I crawl
Until I reach the thicket
Of which my roots sprawl
It’s a hard life when you’re living in the shadows of a shoe
I’ll keep the one eye open
Hope to board the bird
Of which my father told me
Was hopeless and absurd
I’ll leave a trail of candy
Play these kids a tune
Stand upon my wooden box and
Shine these shoes
It’s a hard life when you’re living in the shadows of a shoe
It’s a hard life but somehow we’ll make it through