Baby Shoes (feat. Jessebeth Lowery) [Live]

I saw a dress for you the other day It had a lovely green glass sash And I wondered what you'd say But the shoes didn't match And I thought about your eyes, my eyes It matched our eyes Green, the loveliest of green, The things you would have seen Baby shoes, never worn Kitchen curtains, never torn Flower vases in high-up places Never shattered on the floor Baby blankets, never sewn There's no child to call my own Funny faces in picture cases Showing how you would have grown Since the day you were born Baby shoes, never worn I had a dream of you last night And you spilled your sippy cup I leaned in to hold you tight That's when I woke up God I woke up I dreamt about that smile, that laugh How would you laugh Baby shoes, never worn Pinky promise, never sworn Tickling small toes, tapping your nose Prick at me now like a thorn Baby socks, never claimed Doors, no height marks on the frames The only noticed lack of growth is The mother I never became I lie awake in that room The darkness covering me in gloom I find a way, turn my face and hide I lie and say I'm fine, but the thought of you's divine And I realized my favorite thing was mine But I was scared for me More scared than I needed to be More scared to fail than to try No other reason why Now I just want to hear you cry I drove by there just today I saw my parking spot Just remembering that day I can't forget what I forgot Baby shoes, never worn Mommy left to sit and scorn Rocking slowly, feeling lonely Not her fault she has to mourn Baby shower, never thrown How could I have ever known But now I wonder when we're younger Can we share life that's not our own I could never boast or brag I could never show and tell So I put them in this bag These baby shoes, for sale Never worn