Skates Lyrics - Hayden

When I was younger, a part-time job worker 

Department store center, I saw a man enter 

He was middle-aged, deep lines on his face 

Tight mouth and eyes glazed, eyelids just half-raised 

And I looked at him, he looked at me 

He looked so sad, I had to see 

What did he want, what could it be 

What had he been through before me 

Seeing him in the store I worked for that year, that year 

Ice skates he asked for in the middle of summer 

He wanted a good pair, the price he did not care 

I looked for his size, our best pair he tried 

Custom back and sides, excitement in his eyes 

And I looked at him, he looked at me 

He looked so sad, I had to see 

What did he want, what could it be 

What had he been through before me 

Seeing him in the store I worked for that year, that year 

I asked are you a pro, he looked sad and said no 

These skates are my last hope, without them I cannot cope 

And he said my wife, she drowned this summer 

Behind our house, the river took her, I cannot swim 

I need to find her, I will wait till it freezes over 

And then I will skate, as far as it take 

I will skate as far as it takes, to bring her back home 

To bring her back home, to bring her back home, back home