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Shoelaces (feat. Tina Kenny Jones of Danny Weinkauf and his Red Pants Band)

from Energetic by Marsha Goodman-Wood

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The idea at the beginning of the song is that you can imagine starting out running, but then everything falls apart as if you fell down because your shoes were untied. Jon Guo’s bass riff sets the vibe for the song, and Tina Kenny Jones incredible backing vocals play with the “shoe” syllable in various ways!

lyrics

Shoelaces — always come untied.
Shoelaces — I swear to you I tried.
To put that rabbit round the tree,
And down the hole, now let me see.
How did these butterflies all get inside?

Oh I wanna run, run, run, run, run — run around the town
(shoe-la-la-la shoe-la-la-la)
And I’m gonna jump, jump, jump, jump, jump— high off the ground (shoe-la-la-la shoe-la-la-la)
When I figure it out, I know my heart’s gonna soar
They don’t know I’ve never tied my laces before
(shoe-la-la-la shoe-shoe)

Shoelaces — a challenge that I’ve got to face.
Shoelaces always put me in my place.
I’m just a kid trying my best.
Shoelaces put me to the test.
It shouldn’t be that hard or am I way off base?

Oh I wanna run, run, run, run, run — run around the town
(shoop-a-doop shoop-shoop-a-doop)
And I’m gonna jump, jump, jump, jump, jump— high off the ground (shoop-a-doop shoop-shoop-a-doop)
When I figure it out, I know my heart’s gonna soar
They don’t know I’ve never tied my laces before
(shoop-a-doop shoop-shoop-a-doop)

Oh I wanna run, run, run, run, run — run around the town
(run around the town)
And I’m gonna jump, jump, jump, jump, jump— high off the ground (high off the ground)
When I figure it out, I know my heart’s gonna soar
(shoop-shoop-shoop-shoop)
They don’t know I’ve never tied my laces before
(they don't know I've never tied my laces before)
They don’t know I’ve never tied my laces before
(they don't know I've never tied my laces before)
They don’t know I’ve never tied my laces before

credits

from Energetic, released September 1, 2023
Marsha Goodman-Wood - lead vocals
TJ Lipple - drums
Tina Kenny Jones - backing vocals
Ayanna Gallant - djembe
David Durst - piano
Jon Guo - bass
Nick Anderson - acoustic guitar
Russ Jones - electric guitar

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Marsha Goodman-Wood Washington, D.C.

Marsha Goodman-Wood mixes science lessons & positive social messages into songs that are just plain fun. Her quirky, smart compositions take on topics from astronomy to nonconformity to biology. She takes inspiration for her lyrics from the creative kids she's raising & teaching, bringing a parent's eye for connecting with audiences, & a music teacher's sensibility for what works to move kids. ... more

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