A good Pair of Shoes (original) #49 Brad Campbell

(poverty)

Went down to the corner-see my buddy Bill
Lived through all the wars and the jobs leaving here.
We play checkers, down the old folks home
I asked how he has a smile-this is what he said

(chorus)
If you have a firm mattress
And a good pair of shoes
Three squares a day...there's nothing you can't live through.

Seen old Annie, at the church Bazar.
She's got to be 80 years old...and moving all the time. She buried her husband,buried her kids; but always has a kind word and I aked her why this is....

(chorus)

Ran into Mary, at the corner store.
40 hours for minimum wage and then she goes home. Home is a shelter, 2 blocks down the street. Its where she's raising her kids-she can't pay the rent. I said " Mary...your looking down? What do you need to help you along?"

(chorus)

If you want to have wars
If you want to take jobs away
If you won't give healthcare
If you won't give a descent wage.
If minimum wage can't pay the rent-then why do we call it minimum?
The least what we should do, to/for those people struggling through is ....

(chorus)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• L4L
• low life

[mcob1]

Brad, I can't find you on Facebook--million brad Campbell's find me mark O'Boyle, only a few. You gotta see my pics since I'm back on the road.

[CurtisMateer]

Colloquial poetry blended with acoustic rock and a dash of sermonising works pretty well. I feel like I'm in some global cafe drop in listening to you here.

[mrblue19]

"If you have a firm mattress

And a good pair of shoes

Three squares a day...there's nothing you can't live through."

amen brother!

[tjrinrok]

Awesome.  This is some good Sh*t.

[dmio2]

great performance. dig it!

[stewedtazstewed]

I was lacing up a new pair of shoes at the exact moment I first listened to this song. You made me feel like--- Hell theres nothing I cant get through------------. Thanks Brad for being You.

[Johnfern99]

Great writing, Brad! Love the tune too and the message is a good one. Last verse is awesome!

[sloanwatson]

Very nice man! Ain't nothing like spirit!

Peace

[blandmangopatterson]

you remind me of a guitar wielding mickey rourke - nice tales, poetry in motion

[patywac]

ain't it the truth ... >:}~