I go to stores at night, I look at stuff in silence
I try to find some nice new shoes to take away my pain
And so far they’re all too tight, though I swear they’ve made them tighter
I still believe I can find shoes, I won’t look in disdain

It's all about soles
It's all about faith that I can find my shoe size
It's all about soles
Get an employee if I can find where they hide
They’ve got to be strong
'Cause I go places that are out of the way
I’ll run up a hill
And then look out still
It's all about soles

I turn down the next aisle and ask them what they’re smoking
And they realize they recommend a shoe that just won’t do
And I ask them how they work in a shoe store with no knowledge
And they shrug because it's understood they don’t care anyway

It's all about soles
It's all about knowing what my foot is feeling
These shoes have got soles
But I don’t want cleats or to walk on the ceiling
This shoe store’s not fair
It's gonna get dark, it's gonna close up
Might not buy their stuff, but that ain't enough
It's all about soles

There are people who have lost every trace of shoe store knowledge
They all seem to work right here and, I might find some anyway
I come to them at night and they tell me that they’re closing
And I need to get out of the mall or they’ll lock me inside

It's all about soles
Will my feet always feel the pain and sorrow
Of way too tight soles
Who's standing now and who's standing tomorrow
This one’s way too hard
I stand on rocks that don’t feel this rough
Not the only part, but it’s a good start
It's all about soles