So you think you can walk in my shoes
Do what I do
Weather what I have gone through
Experience the ups and downs
The joys and the sorrow
The heartaches and the loss
The unfairness and the pain
Well think again …
I would not wish on anyone
The life I was made to endure
Then face the prejudices and discrimination
Dished out by this nation
To one that just wanted to be accepted
To fit in
To be somewhere safe
To escape the ravages of war
But what for
To be persecuted just the same?
Well think again …
I am not here because of greed
There was real need to survive
To keep my loved ones alive
Not just come here
To take and give nothing in return
I pray you will never have to learn first-hand
The horrors I have seen
Or tread those paths of misery and shame
If you still think you can walk in my shoes
Think again.
Do what I do
Weather what I have gone through
Experience the ups and downs
The joys and the sorrow
The heartaches and the loss
The unfairness and the pain
Well think again …
I would not wish on anyone
The life I was made to endure
Then face the prejudices and discrimination
Dished out by this nation
To one that just wanted to be accepted
To fit in
To be somewhere safe
To escape the ravages of war
But what for
To be persecuted just the same?
Well think again …
I am not here because of greed
There was real need to survive
To keep my loved ones alive
Not just come here
To take and give nothing in return
I pray you will never have to learn first-hand
The horrors I have seen
Or tread those paths of misery and shame
If you still think you can walk in my shoes
Think again.