Standing In These Shoes

5.) Standing in These Shoes (5:03) – This song was inspired by a pair of worn black boots I have
which I broke the shoelaces on. After replacing them, I made up a storyline in which the person
wearing the shoes is a doorman at an apartment building. He goes through his day greeting the
residents of the building, often ignored, just a uniform. It could be anyone for all intents and
purposes. He ignores all of that and in his own interactions he treats everyone he meets with
kindness, compassion and without judgment based on appearance. While he probably has the
money to buy new shoes, he’s quite content to keep replacing the laces and sharing what little
he has with others.