Mark Knopfler
QUALITY SHOE
(Mark Knopfler)


You got your toe-caps reinforced with steel,
hard wearing sole and heel,
make those tired feet feel like new.
take your pick, black or brown,
great for the country or the man in town.
you're gonna need a quality shoe.

you don't want no stand-by pair,
cos these will take the wear and tear,
made to take good care of you.
for that trip by road or rail,
for extra grip on those rocky trails,
your gonna need a quality shoe.

well they may be a bit too hard for dancing,
but i don't foresee too much of that,
you ain't exactly gonna be prancing around in the moonlight
with a cape and a top hat.

you could use a change of pace,
and be excused from the rat race,
just take a look at what's on view.
lace em up, walk around,
i guarantee you can't wear em down.
your gonna need a quality shoe.

now i wish you sunny skies,
happiness wherever you may go,
but you got to realise,
there'll be wind, there'll be rain and occasional snow.

you gonna want to smile in them,
if your gonna walk a mile in them,
there'll be times when you'll be blue.
to laugh at rainy days and then,
make you get a raise in them.
your gonna need, your gonna need,
your gonna need a quality shoe.

you got your toe-caps reinforced with steel,
hard wearing sole and heel,
make those tired feet feel like new.
take your pick, black or brown,
great for the country or the man in town.
you're gonna need a quality shoe.