She paints a portrait of my spirit with that look
She's a mirror shining love to me no matter what I put
Into the space she makes for sighs too deep to voice
And she cradles all the shy shortcomings, dear as her own joys
And a light peeks through an open door
Where there'd only been a wall before
But the wall came tumbling down once I believed she knew my name
She walks in my shoes
She asks so sincere and I am free to speak
Where it's safe to welcome everything I am and don't want to be
The map of difference makers can't be writ on skill
'Cause the doing is in knowing and in being still
Well, courage takes your heart in full
Then it fills you back to overflow
And the light pours out in glassy prisms coloring your pain
She walks in my shoes
Day by day I'm finding my way through this land
And my heart produces sweeter fruit than my mind dared plant
She walks in my shoes
credits
from Life's a Playground,
released August 31, 2017
Laura Wallace - vocals, piano, acoustic & electric guitars, bass & MIDI horns
Corey Wichlin - drums
This folkie-gospel-soul record was made in my home studio! Monica's got a way with words. Well, that and melodies. Oh, and harmonies too. Seriously, just stop reading this and go listen already. Laura Wallace
A fine work of orchestral folk! This trio writes killer arrangements. It's one of those albums where you hear new nuances every time. So, you won't get tired of it, like, ever. Laura Wallace
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