Songwriter: Joe South
Producer: Chips Moman
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 minds
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
Before you abuse, criticize and accuse
Walk a mile in my shoes
Now, your world you see a round you is just a reflection
In the law of common sense you gotta reap just what you so
So, unless you will live the life of total perfection
You'd better be careful of every stone that you should throw
Yes, and yet we spend the day throwin' stones at one another
Cause we don't think, and he don't wear his hair just like you do
Well, he may, he may be common people
But he's your brother
And when you strike out and try to hurt him
It's a-hurtin' you
Ah, now- -walk a mile in my shoes
Walk a mile in my shoes
I said, before you accuse, criticise, and abuse
You walk a mile in my shoes
On, now, there are people on reservations
And there are people in ghettos
And over there, but the grace of God, go you and I
Ah, if I only, if I only had the wings of a little angel
Don't you know that I'd fly, I'd fly, I'd fly to the mountain
And then I'd cry
If we could find a way to get inside each other's minds
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
Before you abuse, criticize and accuse
Walk a mile in my shoes
Now, your world you see a round you is just a reflection
In the law of common sense you gotta reap just what you so
So, unless you will live the life of total perfection
You'd better be careful of every stone that you should throw
Yes, and yet we spend the day throwin' stones at one another
Cause we don't think, and he don't wear his hair just like you do
Well, he may, he may be common people
But he's your brother
And when you strike out and try to hurt him
It's a-hurtin' you
Ah, now- -walk a mile in my shoes
Walk a mile in my shoes
I said, before you accuse, criticise, and abuse
You walk a mile in my shoes
On, now, there are people on reservations
And there are people in ghettos
And over there, but the grace of God, go you and I
Ah, if I only, if I only had the wings of a little angel
Don't you know that I'd fly, I'd fly, I'd fly to the mountain
And then I'd cry
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Memphis Portrait (1970)
Brenda Lee popular songs
- Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
- I’m Sorry
- Sweet Nothin’s
- If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
- Sweet Memories
- I’m a Memory
- Organ Grinder’s Swing
- Build A Big Fence
- Softly, As I Leave You
- Kiss Away
- Teach Me Tonight
- Tragedy
- Someday You’ll Want Me To Want You
- Heart In Hand
- Too Many Rivers
- That’s All You Gotta Do
- We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)
- A Good Man Is Hard To Find
- Tell Me What It’s Like
- It Started All Over Again
- I’ll Always Be In Love With You
- Lover Come Back To Me
- Anybody But Me
- (If I’m Dreaming) Just Let Me Dream