In Someone Else's Shoes I WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET, WITH NO SPECIAL THOUGHTS ON MY MIND. FOR ME IT WAS JUST ANOTHER DAY, AND I WAS OUT KILLING TIME. THEN SOMETHING CAUGHT MY EYE, THAT I JUST HAD TO SEE. CAUSE POSTED ON A WINDOW PANE, WAS A SIGN THAT I HAD TO READ. CHORUS ON THE DAYS WHEN YOUR FEELING BAD BE THANKFUL THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE CAUSE YOUR LIFE COULD BE A LOT WORSE IN SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES AS I TURNED AWAY FROM THE SIGN, I SAW A BLIND MAN SITTING THERE. HE WAS CALLING OUT FOR LOOSE CHANGE, BUT NO ONE SEEMED TO CARE. I PLACED A COIN IN HIS CUP, SO HE COULD HAVE A CUP OF TEA. AND I'LL NEVER FORGET THE WORDS THAT HE SAID TO ME. CHORUS ON THE DAYS WHEN YOUR FEELING BAD BE THANKFUL THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE CAUSE YOUR LIFE COULD BE A LOT WORSE IN SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES I HEAR THE CHILDREN PLAYING, IT REMINDED ME OF MY YOUTH. I RECALLED THE LIFE I'D LED, AND HOW THE SIGN SPOKE THE TRUTH . IV NEVER COUNTED MY BLESSING, AND I NEVER OFFERED TO CARE. EVERY TIME I WALK DOWN THAT STREET, AT THE SIGN I STOP AND STARE. CHORUS ON THE DAYS WHEN YOUR FEELING BAD BE THANKFUL THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE CAUSE YOUR LIFE COULD BE A LOT WORSE IN SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES. Copyright 2001 by: Glenn Smith/Judy Fink/John Green (All rights reserved)