Brown Leather Shoes

[Verse 1]
I went to the store to buy some shoes
For a new job
And I paid for them
But it was hard to do
Would I really rob them?
I'm not a crook
But I was staring at the door
'Cause what's a middle-class man supposed to do?

[Verse 2]
Oh, the days are long since gone of where we're from
And if hate's the word I feel
Then I’ll move on
I just feel that reggae and blues
In my brown leather shoes

[Verse 3]
Oh, but I feel another test coming in
Success for me is some kind of sin
Give me something else to believe in
Give me something else to believe in, oh, oh-oh
I just groove in my, my brown leather shoes

[Verse 4]
I can make the cash
But not with what I love
I don't hate the job
I just hate that I have one
Will someone help me?
I need to choose this
Or my brown leather shoes
I just feel that reggae and blues
In my brown leather shoes
In my brown leather shoes