Hayden - Skates lyrics

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When I was younger, a part-time job worker<br />

Department store centre, I saw a man enter<br />

He was middle-aged, deep lines on his face<br />

Tight mouth and eyes glazed<br />

Eyelids just half-raised<br />

And I looked at him, he looked at me<br />

He looked so sad, I had to see<br />

What did he want, what could it be<br />

What had he been through before me seeing him<br />

In the store I worked for that year, that year<br />

Ice skates he asked for, In the middle of summer<br />

He wanted a good pair, the price he did not care<br />

I looked for his size, our best pair he tried<br />

Costom back and sides, excitement in his eyes<br />

Chorus<br />

I asked are you a pro, he looked sad and said no<br />

These skates are my last hope<br />

Without them i cannot cope<br />

And he said my wife, she drowned this summer<br />

Behind our house, the river took her<br />

I cannot swim, I need to find her<br />

I will wait till it freezes over<br />

And then I will skate, as far as it takes<br />

I will skate as far as it takes, to bring her back home<br />

To bring her back home, to bring her back home<br />

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