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've been blind, oh yeah Walk a mile in my shoes Walk a mile in my shoes, hey Before you criticize, abuse and accuse Walk a mile in my shoes Walk a mile in my shoes, hey, yeah This whole world you see around you Is just a reflection, aha This law is common Yeah, you gotta reap just what you sow So unless you live the life of total perfection You better be careful for every stone that you throw And yet we spend days throwing stones at one another 'Cause I don't think I wear my hair the same as you, aha Walk a mile in my shoes Walk a mile in my shoes, hey Before you criticize, abuse and accuse Walk a mile in my shoes Walk a mile in my shoes, aha I may be common people But I'm still your brother And when you strike out and try to hurt me Don't you know you're hurting yourself, hey There are peoples out on reservations And in the ghettos, now dig this If I only had wings of an angel Don't you know I'd fly to the top of the mountain and cry, cry Oh, walk a mile in my shoes Walk a mile in my shoes