We've all seen the man
at the liquor store
beggin' for your change
The hair on his face
is dirty, dreadlocked
and full of mange
He asked a man for
what he could spare
with shame in his eyes
"Get a job, you f***in'
slob"'s all he replied
God forbid you ever
had to walk a mile
in his shoes
'Cause then you
really might know
what it's like to
sing the blues
Then you really
might know
what it's like
Then you really
might know
what it's like
Then you really
might know
what it's like
Then you really
might know
what it's like
Mary got pregnant
from a kid named Tom
who said he was in love
He said "Don't worry
about a thing, baby doll,
I'm the man you've been
dreamin' of."
But three months later
he said he won't date
her or return her call
And she sweared,
"God damn if I find
that man I'm cuttin'
off his balls."
And then she heads
for the clinic and she
gets some static walkin'
through the door.
They call her a killer
and they call her a
sinner and they
call her a w***e
God forbid you ever
had to walk a
mile in her shoes
'Cause then you
really might know
what it's like to
have to choose
Then you really
might know
what it's like
Then you really
might know
what it's like
Then you really
might know
what it's like
Then you really
might know
what it's like
I've seen a rich man beg
I've seen a good man sin
I've seen a
tough man cry
I've seen a loser win
And a sad man grin
I heard an
honest man lie
I've seen the good
side of bad
And the down
side of up
And everything between
I licked the silver spoon
Drank from the
golden cup
Smoked the finest green
I stroked the
baddest dimes
At least a
couple of times
Before I broke their heart
You know where it ends
Yo, it usually depends
On where you start
I knew this kid named
Max, he used to get fat
stacks out on the
corner with drugs
He liked to hang out late
He liked to get s**faced
And keep
pace with thugs
Until late one night
There was a
big gun fight
Max lost his head
He pulled out his
Chrome 45
Talked some s**t
And wound up dead
And now his
wife and his kids
Are caught in the midst
Of all of his pain
You know it comes
that way at least that's
what they say when
you play the game
God forbid you
ever had to wake
up to hear the news
'Cause then you
really might know
what it's like to
have to lose
Then you really
might know
what it's like
Then you really
might know
what it's like
Then you really
might know
what it's like
To have to lose...