Sounds like a back and forth between a father and son.
"Comeback story" refers to the son's return "home" from seeing to world for what it is and realizing that his father was right about.. everything.
But now, it's too late to tell his father about it for one reason or another.
"I walk a mile in your shoes" = I've lived, experienced
"And now I'm a mile away" = I'm far away from you one way or another (distant relationship, death)
"And I've got your shoes" = I understand you now
"You'll rue the day when you understand
I did my best to be an honest man
Race isn't over to the finish line" = the father saying, "you'll get it one day"
My take:
Sounds like a back and forth between a father and son.
"Comeback story" refers to the son's return "home" from seeing to world for what it is and realizing that his father was right about.. everything.
But now, it's too late to tell his father about it for one reason or another.
"I walk a mile in your shoes" = I've lived, experienced
"And now I'm a mile away" = I'm far away from you one way or another (distant relationship, death)
"And I've got your shoes" = I understand you now
"You'll rue the day when you understand I did my best to be an honest man Race isn't over to the finish line" = the father saying, "you'll get it one day"
Great song it has a lot of soul and depth