I had the rhythm of living in my shoes
Along come the rhythm and blues
The blues caught up and put me in a trance
And my shoes refused to dance, dance, dance
My life began to slip and slide
And I had no hope, I had no place to hide
I borrowed a gun, I had nothing to lose
I figured it's time to hang up my shoes

He came along that very day
He asked my I walked that way
My soles half worn and my tongue hung about
With broken laces I'm tripping out
He said to me, get up and walk
And I said, why don't we sit down and talk?
He said, how 'bout a new sword (?)
I said uh-uh, no chance
I'm gonna put these shoes in an ambulance

He reached right out and touched my toes
Everybody knows how the rest of the story goes
If you're steppin' through life then my appeal
Is to follow in his footsteps and get your soles re-heeled
And if you wanna give your feet a treat
Honey get ready to walk down those golden streets
But be careful how you use your shoes
And don't waste your time on the rhythm and blues
He turns blue shoes white
He turns blue shoes white
He makes your wrong feel alright
He turns your black soul white
He turns blue shoes white