Songwriting, country songwriter, lyricist, melody, NSAI, Nashville Songwriters Association, SAC, Songwriters Association of Canada, CCMA, Canadian Country Music
OPRAH’S SHOES
TRACEY DUCHARME/TERRY MAXWELL/MAB
VERSE1:
She’s forty-five next Tuesday, but looks like thirty-one
12 years a front receptionist, with a smile for everyone
Husband died ten years ago, but she keeps goin’ on
Raising her boys is the proudest thing she’s done
The ad in the paper said an auction for a Women’s Charity
And she just got her tax refund at the end of last week
CHORUS:
A PAIR OF SIZE 8 YELLOW LEATHER PUMPS
THAT WERE NEVER GONNA FIT
BUT THE ONE WHO WORE THEM FIRST
WAS THE REASON FOR HER BID
SOMETIMES THE THINGS THAT DON’T MAKE SENSE
ARE WHAT WE NEED TO DO
‘CAUSE SHE WOULD ALWAYS FEEL 12 FEET TALL
IN OPRAH’S SHOES
VERSE2:
Her friends at Waxman’s Law Firm all thought she was nuts
So many things she could have done with that four hundred bucks
But she knows helping others is money wisely spent
They say givers gain and she spared no expense
So was it just coincidence, she got that raise in pay
And that handsome young attorney finally asked her for a date
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
She always believed, nothin’ comes free
A little faith and a lot of hard work, nothin’s out of reach
Hard to explain, just an ordinary pair of shoes
That were Oprah’s Shoes, and what they’ve come to mean
REPEAT CHORUS
2008
Awesome!!