Bare Foot

(I don’t know what you do here but I…)

I don’t know who you are

But I caught a sight of you

Hands frozen before a warm dining place

A snowing freezing night

I see you were no shoes

But you’re standing on the street hoping to get high

You with the chapped hands

You look in pain to me

Your bare feet are now full of cuts

Why don’t you buy some shoes

If you can pay for that

All the mess you’ce been through won’t fade away

Why not buy some shoes

You don’t need to pay for that

In this town no one cares about you but me

You like to talk on the phone

In the phone box you feel safe

Someone is on the line

But no one touches you

You don’t wanna talk about it

So I won’t force the issue

I sense an edge when you talk of your childhood

You with the chapped hands

You look in pain to me

Your bare feet are now full of cuts

Why don’t you buy some shoes

If you can pay for that

All the mess you’ce been through won’t fade away

Why not buy some shoes

You don’t need to pay for that

No one cares about you but me

Can you get over what they did to you

Your scars won’t disappear

But you’re still alive

You are still alive

Open your eyes

Look at the world

Break from the nightmare

A whole life awaits you

No one can help you but you

Why don’t you buy some shoes

If you can pay for that

All the mess you’ce been through won’t fade away

Why not buy some shoes

You don’t need to pay for that

It’s cold out no one can help you now but me

But you

But you