Melted Tennis Shoe

Melted Tennis Shoe

Published by timothymichaelmusic.com  

02/12/2021

v1

Ballad of a night back in my youth

A scary one to tell the truth

A night that could have altered all our lives.

There was a melted tennis shoe

About a dozen girls we knew

Skinny dipping, too much beer, and telling lies.

It could have all ended that day

But God in Heaven saw another way

As he held us in his palm

Although we laughed to cover up

The fact that we were pretty shaken up

But in that one moment there was perfect calm

Chorus

The midnight sky was bright as day

So surreal that it could be that way.

As we watched as our lives flash

Things were spinning in slow motion

And I had the distinct notion

One wrong move and life would pass.

Was it Jesus at the wheel?

In the moment life was so unreal

The feeling was bizarre.

There was no over correction

And I felt such a strange connection

As the angels held my car.

V2.

The girls had stopped up on the dam

While we gave the melting shoe a full exam

When we looked up couldn’t believe our eyes

Steering skids guard rail to guard rail

Didn’t look like it would end well

Nothing but rocks and water on both sides.

We finally skidded to a stop

And we’d managed to stay on top

Like a bull rider on a violent ride

We thank our lucky stars

That we can still tell this story of ours

The night our angels saved our lives.

Chorus

The midnight sky was bright as day

So surreal that it could be that way.

As we watched as our lives flash

Things were spinning in slow motion

And I had the distinct notion

One wrong move and life would pass.

Was it Jesus at the wheel?

In the moment life was so unreal

The feeling was bizarre.

There was no over correction

And I felt such a strange connection

As the angels held my car