merle haggard
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 If you could see me through your eyes instead of your ego I believe you'd be surprised to see that you'd been blind.  Walk a mile in my shoes, walk a mile in my shoes And 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 common says you reap just what you sow So unless you've lived a life of total perfection You'd better be careful of every stone that you throw.  Walk a mile in my shoes, walk a mile in my shoes And before you abuse, criticize and accuse Walk a mile in my shoes.  And yet we spend the day throwing stones at one another 'Cause I don't think or wear my hair the same way you do Well I may be common people but I'm your brother And when you strike out and try to hurt me its a-hurtin' you.  Walk a mile in my shoes, walk a mile in my shoes And 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 If I only had the wings of a little angel Don't you know I'd fly to the top of the mountain, and then I'd cry.  Walk a mile in my shoes, walk a mile in my shoes And before you abuse, criticize and accuse Walk a mile in my shoes, shoes.