Soles of Our Shoes

Simon got drafted, spent a few years in the service
Left home a boy, came back a troubled young man
Now he walks with a limp, and studders a bit when he’s nervous
And if you ask Simon, he’ll say its just a part of God’s plan
Goin' out to find me a new song to sing
To shake off these sleepy town blues
We’ll laugh and we’ll drink till we can’t feel a thing
And we’ll cling to the world by the souls of our shoes
Ruby worked nights on the old Dixie highway
Her husband ran off with the jewelry store clerk half his age
Desperate one night, she got drunk and jumped off the sky way
Her body washed up at the harbor the very next day
Goin' out to find this town a new name
A name that everybody can use
So I’ll buy a round, and you’ll do the same
And we’ll cling to this world by the souls of our shoes