I Could Have Been You — текст песни (Etheridge Melissa)

Take, take a look at the sky
Sometimes your heaven seems to 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?
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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
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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:
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