Walk a Mile in My Shoes
Joe South
[Verse 1]
If I could be you
And you could be me
For just one hour
If we could find a way
To get inside
Each other's mind, mm-hmm

[Verse 2]
If you could see you
Through my eyes
Instead of your ego
I believe you'd be
Surprised to see
That you've been blind, mm-hmm

[Chorus]
Walk a mile in my shoes
Walk a mile in my shoes
Hey, before you abuse
Criticize and accuse
Walk a mile in my shoes
[Verse 3]
Now, your whole world
You see around you
Is just a reflection
And the law of karma
Says you're gonna reap
Just what you sow, yes you will

[Verse 4]
So unless
You've lived a life
Of total perfection
You better be careful
Of every stone
That you should throw, yeah

[Verse 5]
And yet we spend the day
Throwing stones
At one another
'Cause I don't think
Or wear my hair
Same way you do, mm-hmm

[Verse 6]
Well, I may be
Common people
But I'm your brother
And when you strike out
And try to hurt me
It's hurtin' you, Lord have mercy
[Chorus]
Walk a mile in my shoes
Walk a mile in my shoes
Hey, before you abuse
Criticize and accuse
Walk a mile in my shoes

[Verse 7]
There are people
On reservations
And out in the ghettos
And brother, there
But for the grace of God
Go you and I, yeah, yeah

[Verse 8]
And if I only
Had the wings
Of a little angel, yeah
Don't you know I'd fly
To the top of the mountain
And then I'd cry, hey

[Chorus]
Walk a mile in my shoes
Walk a mile in my shoes
Hey, before you abuse
Criticize and accuse
Better walk a mile in my shoes
(Drop what you're doin')

[Chorus]
Walk a mile in my shoes
Walk a mile in my shoes
Uh, before you abuse
Criticize and accuse
Walk a mile in my shoes, yeah

[Chorus]
Walk a mile in my shoes
Walk a mile in my shoes
Hey, before you abuse
Criticize and accuse
Walk a mile in my shoes
Write the lyrics for a rock song made in 1969, titled "Walk a Mile in My Shoes", by artist "Joe South".