"Old Man's Boots" lyrics

"Old Man's Boots"

My old man's shoes were steel toed boots
Ripped up rawhide leather
Seams splitting like the Red Sea
So duct tape held 'em together
They've worn more tread than a Firestone
Underneath a '65 Fastback Ford
Size 12 wide, spent Saturday nights
Cuttin' rug on a bar room floor

They weren't built for speed, they weren't built for comfort
But you can bet that they were buildin' somethin'
Might not look like much to you
But there wasn't really much they couldn't walk through
They weren't flashy, they weren't classy
But they made him workin' class happy
And I'd be lucky
I'd be lucky to walk a mile in my old man's boots

They didn't bring home a fortune
But we were fortunate for doin' just fine
Sunrise to bed, they kept us fed
And the lights on most the time
Solder joint drips on the laces
Scuffed up scarred from heel to toe
Looked twice their age on a good day
Broken in don't even come close

They weren't built for speed, they weren't built for comfort
But you can bet that they were buildin' somethin'
Might not look like much to you
But there wasn't really much they couldn't walk through
They weren't flashy, they weren't classy
But they made him workin' class happy
And I'd be lucky
I'd be lucky to walk a mile in my old man's boots

They didn't bring home a fortune
But we were fortunate for doin' just fine

They weren't built for speed, they weren't built for comfort
But you can bet that they were buildin' somethin'
Might not look like much to you
But there wasn't really much they couldn't walk through
They weren't flashy, they weren't classy
But they made him workin' class happy
And I'd be lucky
I'd be lucky to walk a mile in my old man's boots
My old man's boots


Writer(s): John Osborne
album: "Skeletons" (2020)
Brothers Osborne - Skeletons album cover
Muskrat Greene
(Instrumental)
Younger Me
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Headstone
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Midnight Rider's Prayer
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
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