Old Brown Shoe

Old Brown Shoe
Who did you belong to
Someone called Derek, Brian or John
Whoever it was is now long gone
and left you
on the side of the road
without a leg to stand on.

Old Brown Shoe
Someone once loved you
Were your laces too tight
Did you come off in a fight
or simply thrown out
by a man with bad gout
or no longer had passion
for something
thats gone out of fashion.

Old Brown Shoe
I feel for you,
for I like you
were once a pair
now legless and lonely
and a dead badger
is the only company you keep

It couldnt be sadder
to be left on the street
a piece of old footwear
bereft of feet.