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Lyrics
In My Shoes
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[Verse 1]
I stand on this corner, Broadway and Vine,
beggin' for quarters, to help me survive.
Folks like you pass me, sometimes pretend I'm not here.
I know I don't look like someone you would talk to,
but consider you don't know the things that I've been through.
You'd have to agree I might be worth sheddin' a tear.
[Chorus]
In my shoes, the world ain't so pretty,
more than the stories reported on TV.
I feel it, I live it, the reasons I do what I do.
So, instead of refusin' to look, walk a mile in my shoes.
[Verse 2]
Barely turned sixteen, thought I was cool,
then I got pregnant, and had to quit school.
Found out real quick that a life on the streets ain't no fun.
No education, I work when I'm able,
welfare and a few tips puts food on the table.
Don't want any handouts, but gotta do what's right for us.
[Chorus]
In my shoes, the world ain't so pretty,
more than the stories reported on TV.
I feel it, I live it, the reasons I do what I do.
So, instead of refusin' to look, walk a mile in my shoes.
[Bridge]
People believe what they see on the news,
but sometimes the picture needs more than one look.
You don't know what I know, you ain't seen the things that I've seen.
I don't expect you to welcome me in,
with warm hugs and handshakes, nothin' but grins.
But before you look past me, consider who I may have been.
[Chorus]
In my shoes, the world ain't so pretty,
more than the stories reported on TV.
I feel it, I live it, the reasons I do what I do.
So, instead of refusin' to look, walk a mile in my shoes.
