Walk a Mile In My Shoes

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

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

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

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

So unless

You've lived a life

Of total perfection

You better be careful

Of every stone

That you should throw, yeah

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

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

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

There are people

On reservations

And out in the ghettos

And brother, there

But for the grace of God

Go you and I, hey, hey

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, yeah

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')

Walk a mile in my shoes

Walk a mile in my shoes

Oh, before you abuse

Criticize and accuse

Walk a mile in my shoes...

• Artist:Joe South
• Album:Don't It Make You Want To Go Home (1969)