She Wore Boy Shoes

Verse 1: She came from the dirt, with the dust in her hair A farm girl lost in a world so unfair The town kids would whisper, the girls would just stare She was pretty, but to them, she was just out there Pre-Chorus: But she learned how to walk with the boys by her side No frills or bows, no lace to hide A little rebel in her torn-up shoes They'd never know the truth, but she had nothing to lose Chorus: She wore boys' shoes, ran wild in the field Fighting her body, she keeps it concealed The world could be cruel, but she'd never be scared She wore boys' shoes and didn’t care Verse 2: The girls would laugh, call her rough and too loud But the boys, they just smiled, they knew she’d stand proud She’d climb every tree, throw stones in the creek Living her life, never playing it meek Pre-Chorus: But the years came quick and the changes began She couldn’t escape, no matter how she ran Her body betrayed her, but the heart stayed true She kept those boys' shoes, even when she grew Chorus: She wore boys' shoes, ran wild in the field Fighting her body, she keeps it concealed The world could be cruel, but she'd never be scared She wore boys' shoes and didn’t care Bridge: The girls got meaner, the boys got shy She felt them look at her, through a different eye But she was never what they thought she should be A tomboy, a dreamer, forever free Chorus: She wore boys' shoes, ran wild in the field Fighting her body, she keeps it concealed The world could be cruel, but she'd never be scared She wore boys' shoes and didn’t care Outro: And as she stood, at the edge of it all She wasn’t a girl, she wasn’t so small With boys' shoes on, she learned to defy In a world that would change, she’d never be shy.