I Could`ve Been You — текст песни (Melissa Etheridge)

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
They 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