I remember the time

Before you were mine

And I was dying to be in his shoes

Now he's gone away

And I'm in his place

But his memory hasn't moved

The shadow he cast just grows larger than life

How can the past cut two hearts like a knife



I can't walk away

But how can I stay

Any way I step I lose

My back's to the wall

I stumble and fall

Trying to live my life in his shoes



He wasn't a saint

So what are these chains

He holds on both of us

You give it your best

But you can't forget

And my love's not strong enough

To put out a fire that someoen else lit

Or walk in the footprints that never will fit



I can't walk away

But how can I stay

Any way I step I lose

My back's to the wall

I stumble and fall

Trying to live my life in his shoes



I can't walk away

But how can I stay

Any way I step I lose

My back's to the wall

I stumble and fall

Trying to live my life in his shoes



In his shoes

In his shoes