I saw him shaking his change in a coffe up

Asked for a dollar but I told the man to give it up

Sais he's hungry I don't think that it's true

I bet my dollar he'd just spend it on booze

I turned my back on him and began to walk away

But then I heard a little voice inside me say

What if it's really true what if he's hungry

What if it's not for him, does he have a family

How'd you get here

How'd you end up on the street

Where did it go wrong

Wonder what I'd do if it were me

A new point of view

A walk in your shoes

I wish I could get inside your head

To see what you see

When you look at me

Cause I could've lived your life instead

It was ninety degrees in the summer heat

She was veiled in black all the way down to her feet

This is America doesn't she know

Somebody take her shopping, buy her clothes

She came up to me, I didn't understand a word

I was about to leave then another thought occurred

She might be really lost, scared and frustrated

I should try again to see what she's saying

How'd you get here

How'd you get so far from home

What was it that made you leave

Wonder what I'd do if it were me

A new point of view

A walk in your shoes

I wish I could get inside your head

To see what you see

When you look at me

Cause I could've lived your life instead

I wanna see oh see what you see

And I wanna feel oh feel just what you feel

A new point of view

A walk in your shoes

I wish I could get inside your head

To see what you see

When you look at me

Cause I could've lived your life instead

A new point of view

A walk in your shoes

I wish I could get inside your head

To see what you see

When you look at me

Cause I could've lived your life instead

Cuz I could have lived your life instead (2x)