Shoe Song

from Something Shakes The Dust Up by The Knights Project

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I walked through a thunderstorm last night
With a hole in my shoe and a lace untied
The rain seeped in and soaked my feet
The road was like a river

And it never ends, you'd have to be naive
To think the story closes with the resting of your feet

My own good lady turned aside
At the hole in my shoe and the lace untied
How long were you gone she cried
'The road was like a river' I appealed

Asking her what was right
All that she could do was make a parable of my life

Water filled the valley
I waded with wet knees
When I closed my eyes
I was a creature of the sea

Floating free, stretching my neck high
Over the grey water, shoes long cast aside

My lady said, 'I'll top myself
If nothing comes of this
You have sang all night
About the shoes you'll never fix'

And it never ends, you'd have to be naive
To think the story closes with the resting of your feet

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from Something Shakes The Dust Up, released July 25, 2015

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The Knights Project Brighton, UK

Intricate, precise and mysterious twin guitar folk from coastal England.

'Unfussy and genuine with the warmth of an old field recording you’re sure to keep returning to, a simply beautiful album.' - Folk Radio

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