When I first heard
this song, that
opening line
really got
me...<br>&am
p;quot;these shoes
and this apron,
that place and
those patrons,
have tak
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When I first heard this song, that opening line really got me...<br>"these shoes and this apron, that place and those patrons, have taken more than I gave them".<br><br>I used to be a waitress and as grateful as I was for that position, I knew my time in that field had ran its course. If I had to be polite to one more rude customer or crumb one more table I was going to lose my mind. I was ready for the next stage of my life.<br><br>I was so accustomed to the money and flexible schedule though that I was paralyzed. I was dragging my feet when it came into diving into my next stage.<br><br>As fate would have it, the restaurant I worked for was going out of business and so they fired me.<br><br>I remember balling my eyes out in that office to the boss and he looked me dead in the eyes, told me not to fret and that I was meant for MUCH MUCH more.<br><br>Little did I know that walking out of that office was one of the last times I...
