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Someone Else's Shoes

from I Still Believe by Frances Drost

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After the passing of my father in 2001, I found it impossible to write any music. My heart was numb and my faith tired. One day I went with my mother to visit his graveside, again. In a moment's time, I could see new meaning to an old family tradition, and with it came healing and yes, even a new song.

If there is nothing else that I've learned from my father's battle with cancer and later his death, it is that through our own suffering, we can eventually comfort others in theirs or at least understand their pain. It wasn't an easy lesson to learn.

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Someone Else's Shoes
By Frances Drost

When I was a little girl
We would go and visit Grandpa's grave
Almost every holiday we would stop and see
I would watch my mother kneel
Say a word maybe shed a tear
I would wait so impatiently
I guess I couldn't see

Now I understand
Things I couldn't see before
Feelings I could never know
'Til they came to visit me
Now I understand
There are things I'll never know
'Til I've walked a mile or two
In someone else's shoes

Here I am
I'm older now
I go and visit my Daddy's grave
Almost every time I'm near
I stop and say hello
I share my heart and shed a tear
I'm feeling things I've never felt before
I think I see what my mother saw
What it meant to her

All too soon
The day will come
You'll say goodbye to the one you love
Death will come like the setting sun
Night will settle in
I pray for you a friend to come
Hold your hand
Wipe away all your tears
Send a card
Bring you a smile
But one thing is for sure

You will understand
Things you couldn't see before
Feelings you could never know
'Til they come to visit you
You will understand
There are things you'll never know
'Til you've walked a mile or two
In someone else's shoes

Now I understand
There are things I'll never know
'Til I've walked a mile or two
In someone else's shoes

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from I Still Believe, released June 1, 2004
Arranged and produced by John Campbell, JC Productions

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Frances Drost is a singer/songwriter who gives voice to our innermost thoughts and feelings through lyrics and melodies. She lives life and then writes about it so others can join in the journey.

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