Remember when we used to run around
The only thing between my feet and the muddy ground
A pair of sneakers good for any time
Didn't need the weekend
Didn't even need sunshine
'Cause you and I
Could keep it all together
Through any kind of weather
But over time I wore a whole right through
Your leather
I've been through too much
To walk away from us
And though you're busted up
I can't let you loose
I don't want a new pair of shoes
Remember running on the beach
Last summer
You got so dirty, you turned a different color
Had to put you in the washing machine
It went bump-bump-bump
Until you got all clean
'Cause you and I
Could keep it all together
Through any kind of weather
But over time I wore a whole right through
Your leather
I've been through too much
To walk away from us
And though you're busted up
I can't let you loose
I don't want a new pair of shoes
And when my mamma
She took me out to the shopping mall
She said son, I know the choice is hard
But there's broken glass out in the parking lot
You gotta cover your feet if you wanna move on
Got some sneakers, they were red and black
Put you in the box, I took you back
I didn't put you out with the trash
I kept you in the closet even if you'll never fit
I've been through too much
To walk away from us
And though you're busted up
I can't let you loose
I don't want a new pair of shoes