Owen McMahon - Sneakers to Fill Lyrics

The natural takes his showdown stance, a could-be kid with a cosmic chance
Stands starry-eyed with an ancient kind of will
From a threshold town with no way out, to rescue himself from without
And leave behind some big sneakers to fill
A soul man of constant sorrow, losing blues in a car he borrowed
Yearning for the searching feels no ease in being young
Conquered fear of leaving certain shore with a hard luck hope for something more
The anger on the run it looked like fun

So I wrestled with reality for a young man's immortality
I felt it strong and simple like you do when you're alone
I ran and reached, was overwhelmed, left locals laughing to themselves
And did that heavy work all on my own
Swore that I'd mug smug impossibilities, add my name to the histories
Jump a train for the passing lane and wave this town goodbye
To cramped clubs and open fields, I gotta know just how it feels
Exhausted but alive at the end of the line

But I've no wonderboy abilities, no hero was I born to be
And the wanting will forever be my curse
But I'm stubborn through the sleepless nights, in resistance of a mythless life
For the universe in my movements and my words

So when they say "get in line and keep that job," man deep inside I know they're wrong
I believe that there's some greatness in my muscles and my mind
Gonna clear my head of all distractions, not content to 'see what happens'
I need it now but man I couldn't name it if I tried
By my Dylan bones and Springsteen soul, the baseball gods I used to know
Romantic dreams and a steady climb uphill
I'm gonna search and search until I'm blinded, one blessed night I'm gonna find it
'Til then I've got some big sneakers to fill
'Til then I've got some big sneakers to fill