[Verse 1] Six-forty-five and slate-light spills On hallway tile that chills my heel Steel squeals soft on morning rails Grey seat-grain stale coffee trails I stand up straight I stay on script But something in my shank has slipped [Chorus Short] So resole me right restore my stride Raise me up where I’ve worn down wide I’ll still walk through wind and weather Just don’t let me walk there wrecked forever [Verse 2] I wasn’t born this bent sideways It started small in schoolyard days Then years rolled in like gravel rain Packed in deep pressed into grain Not one big break not one big blow Just little loads that learned to grow [Instrumental] [Bridge] A cobbler’s lamp a steady hand Reads every road I couldn’t stand New eyelets set no cutting bite Fresh thread drawn tight but kind of tight Oil sinks slow the cracks unwhite Smooth as a sip that sits just right [Final Chorus Full] So resole me right restore my stride Raise me up where I’ve worn down wide I’ll still walk through wind and weather Just don’t let me walk there wrecked forever I’ll carry love I’ll do my part But don’t make “useful” eat my heart Resole me right restore my stride Let my life fit me from the inside
