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Put On Your Old Brown Shoes

Supertramp

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Put On Your Old Brown Shoes

Put on your old brown shoes

Right on your feet

Time to move on, get away

You know you paid your dues

Did all you could

Time to move on, no more to say

You and me, we're helpless can't you see

We've got to get away, get away

Got to move on, 'til the madness around is gone

And the rest of our lives we'll be free

Kick out the morning blues

Who needs a job

Who needs pain and oppression

You know it can't be beat

Stand on your own two feet

Goodbye rain and depression

You and me, we're helpless can't you see

We've got to get away, get away

Got to move on, catch the next train

and we'll be gone

And the rest of our lives we'll be freeGet your blue jeans right on babe

Get your blue jeans right on babe

You know a friend is a friend

You don't leave him in trouble

He got a little drunk so now he's seeing double

Don't you see him there yeah lying in the rubble

But you have to lend a hand

'Cause you know he's on the level

You and me, we're helpless can't you see

We've got to get away, get away

Got to move on, catch the next train

and we'll be gone

And the rest of our lives we'll be free

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Translated byAllen Morningstar

About this Song

Put On Your Old Brown Shoes by Supertramp is a song that delves into themes of change, nostalgia, and returning to one’s roots. The lyrics encourage listeners to go back to simpler times and embrace their true selves. The act of putting on old brown shoes symbolizes reconnecting with one's past and taking comfort in familiarity. Key moments in the song highlight this yearning for authenticity and the comfort of the past, while suggesting that true contentment comes from within rather than external changes.

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