If I could be you and you could be me For just one hour, oh yeah If we could find a way To get inside each other's mind If you could see you through my eyes Instead your ego, oh yeah I believe you'd be surprised to see That you've been blind, oh yeah 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, yes, it is And the law of karma says you gonna reap You gonna reap just what you sow, yes, you will So, unless you live, unless you live the life Full of perfection, oh yeah Ah, you better be careful of every stone That you should throw And yet we spend the day throwin' stones At one another, yes, we do, have mercy 'Cause I don't think or wear my hair The way you do, all right Well, I may be, I may be common people But I'm your brother, yes, I am And when you strike out and try to hurt me Lord, it's hurtin' you 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 there are people on reservations And down in the ghetto, whoa yeah And brother, there, there by the grace of God God, go you and I, yes, we do And if I only, only had the wings Of a little angel, oh yeah Lord 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 Walk a mile in my shoes 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