I've been looking for some time
I've been searching for some sign
walking down a lonely line
shuffling with my shoes
The grass is green along the road
the birds are singing songs they know
but I just wander as I go
shuffling with my shoes
People ignore me
they don't want to know me
a dirty old bum
with a bottle of rum
shuffling with my shoes
I may sleep in ditches
but I've got my riches
as I gaze at the stars
the moon and mars
shuffling with my shoes
The sun hits the horizon
my life ain't surprising
the older I get
the less I regret
shuffling with my shoes
Tomorrow's a new day
once again I'll be on my way
at break of dawn
I'll just soldier on
shuffling with my shoes.
Charles M. Moore
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/shuffling-with-my-shoes/