I could have been you
by Melissa Etheridge
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Take, take a look at the sky
Sometimes your heaven seems so far away
Take, take a look under here
Where deprivation turns into decay
I´ve stood under this rain
Felt it seep into my brain
I´ve shut my eyes and crawled around this mud
I´m scared of growin´ old
I shiver when I´m cold
Don´t you think I bleed the same blood
I, I could´ve been you
You could´ve been me
One small change that shapes your destiny
If you want the proof
Cut me and you´ll see
I could´ve been you
You could´ve been me
Wait, wait before you turn off
Maybe there´s a chance we can relate
Wait everybody turns on
Why deny a fact that´s so innate
It´s not so easy anymore
The way you used to keep score
Not so black and white the color of your sin
Take a walk inside my shoes
A path I didn´t choose
Spend the night inside of my skin
I, I could´ve been you
You could´ve been me
One small change that shapes your destiny
If you want the proof |
Cut me and you´ll see
I could´ve been you
You could´ve been me
Change is turning into fear
Fear is melting into hate
With hate you justify your crime
A crime compassion can erase
Erase erase
Touch, touch what I feel
And know I believe everything I say
So go, go if you must
Remember one thing as you walk away
I, I could´ve been you
You could´ve been me
One small change that shapes your destiny
If you want the proof
Cut me and you´ll see
I could´ve been you
You could´ve been me
Sometimes your heaven seems so far away
Take, take a look under here
Where deprivation turns into decay
I´ve stood under this rain
Felt it seep into my brain
I´ve shut my eyes and crawled around this mud
I´m scared of growin´ old
I shiver when I´m cold
Don´t you think I bleed the same blood
I, I could´ve been you
You could´ve been me
One small change that shapes your destiny
If you want the proof
Cut me and you´ll see
I could´ve been you
You could´ve been me
Wait, wait before you turn off
Maybe there´s a chance we can relate
Wait everybody turns on
Why deny a fact that´s so innate
It´s not so easy anymore
The way you used to keep score
Not so black and white the color of your sin
Take a walk inside my shoes
A path I didn´t choose
Spend the night inside of my skin
I, I could´ve been you
You could´ve been me
One small change that shapes your destiny
If you want the proof |
Cut me and you´ll see
I could´ve been you
You could´ve been me
Change is turning into fear
Fear is melting into hate
With hate you justify your crime
A crime compassion can erase
Erase erase
Touch, touch what I feel
And know I believe everything I say
So go, go if you must
Remember one thing as you walk away
I, I could´ve been you
You could´ve been me
One small change that shapes your destiny
If you want the proof
Cut me and you´ll see
I could´ve been you
You could´ve been me