Cliff Eberhardt - My Father's Shoes
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I will be thankful for the gifts that were given
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I will not turn my back on the past
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You should not resent me for moving forward
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I cannot rectify all the things that went bad for you
[Verse 2]
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I cannot move where these four walls surround me
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Even though it may be right for you
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I cannot see through another man's eyes
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I will not walk in my father's shoes
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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They came here for reasons that have long been forgotten
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An escape from a life that was not their own
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But they've passed down possessions through the generations
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Here you will live in your father's home
[Verse 4]
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For is it the brave who destroy the circle
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There are no heroes who gamble and lose
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I do not resemble the face in the picture
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I will not walk in my father's shoes
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I will not walk in my father's shoes
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[Bridge]
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I cannot improve on what you have created
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I cannot impress you with the things that I see
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I never have asked you for too many favours
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I never have asked you to be more like me
[Verse 5]
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Would I be selfish to alter the order
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Would I be foolish to not follow you
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But I have the strength to walk past all that you have
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I will not walk in my father's shoes
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I will not walk in my father's shoes
[Outro]
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