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 you through my 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

Yeah before you abuse criticize and accuse

Walk a mile in my shoes

Well your whole world

You see around you is just a reflection

And the law of common says

You're gonna reap just what you sow

So unless you've lived a life of total perfection

Mm-mm you'd better be careful of

Every stone that you should throw

Yet we spend the day throwin' stones at one another

'Cause I don't think or wear my hair 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 it's a 'hurtin you

Walk a mile in my shoes walk a mile in my shoes

Yeah 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 little angels don'tcha 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

Hey before you abuse criticize and accuse

Better walk a mile in my shoes

Walk a mile in my shoes walk a mile in my shoes

Oh before you abuse criticize and accuse