(I don’t know what you do here but I…) 

I don’t know who you are 
But I caught a sight of you 
Hands frozen before a warm dining place 

A snowing freezing night 
I see you were no shoes 
But you’re standing on the street hoping to get high 

You with the chapped hands 
You look in pain to me 
Your bare feet are now full of cuts 

Why don’t you buy some shoes 
If you can pay for that 
All the mess you’ce been through won’t fade away 
Why not buy some shoes 
You don’t need to pay for that 
In this town no one cares about you but me 

You like to talk on the phone 
In the phone box you feel safe 
Someone is on the line 
But no one touches you 

You don’t wanna talk about it 
So I won’t force the issue 
I sense an edge when you talk of your childhood 

You with the chapped hands 
You look in pain to me 
Your bare feet are now full of cuts 

Why don’t you buy some shoes 
If you can pay for that 
All the mess you’ce been through won’t fade away 
Why not buy some shoes 
You don’t need to pay for that 
No one cares about you but me 

Can you get over what they did to you 
Your scars won’t disappear 
But you’re still alive 
You are still alive 

Open your eyes 
Look at the world 
Break from the nightmare 
A whole life awaits you 
No one can help you but you 

Why don’t you buy some shoes 
If you can pay for that 
All the mess you’ce been through won’t fade away 
Why not buy some shoes 
You don’t need to pay for that 
It’s cold out no one can help you now but me 
But you 
But you