Baby Shoes - 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