Stranger Songtext
von Derek Minor

Why don′t you walk in my shoes for a minute?
Come ride with me, ride on with me down this lane
Why don't you walk in my shoes for a minute?
Come ride with me, ride on with me down this lane
Why don′t you walk in my shoes for a minute?
Ride with me down this lane
Stand with me here for a moment
See if you can bear my pain
Walk in my shoes for a minute
Ride with me down this lane
Stand with me here for a moment
See if you can bear my pain
Oh, I'm hurting


Ok, black on black crime, black on black violence
We don't talk to police, that′s black on black silence
Livin′ in hell here, we're just livin′ on welfare
When everybody is broke, you fear for your welfare, uh
Look at them thugs, how dangerous they are with gun in hand
Look at them ghetto girls twerkin' on that Instagram
Don′t bring 'em to our church ′cause we don't want that riff-raff
What you expect when most of us grew up wishin' for dads?
No jobs in our community and people losin′ hope
Why you think he on that corner sellin′ dope?
It ain't for fun, it′s the plan when we was chained on that boat
See, America left our rights and we still hangin' from the rope
And I promise, I wanna leave it in the past, but it′s hard
'Cause I just seen an unarmed teen shot down like a dog
I′m just prayin' you hear my heart 'cause it′s heavy when I′m rappin'
See, the reason for this song is that I′m askin'

Why don′t you walk in my shoes for a minute?
Come ride with me, ride on with me down this lane
Why don't you walk in my shoes for a minute?
Come ride with me, ride on with me down this lane
Why don′t you walk in my shoes for a minute?
Ride with me down this lane
Stand with me here for a moment
See if you can bear my pain
Walk in my shoes for a minute
Ride with me down this lane
Stand with me here for a moment
See if you can bear my pain

Oh, I'm hurting, I'm ashamed
And I′m wondering, do you know my name?
Oh, I′m hurting, I'm ashamed
And I′m wondering, do you ever know my name?


And I'm convinced that we should love one another
Regardless of our pigment, we all bleed the same color
We were made in the image of God and no other
And still the world is hurt, but I can
Tell you that He love us, He love us
So even if you hate me, I′ma love you
I'ma hear your heart and tell the Lord take this pain from you
I′ma pray for you, I'ma feel your struggle
You gon' feel mine, I′ma walk with you, I′ma walk with you

Why don't you walk in my shoes for a minute?
Come ride with me, ride on with me down this lane
Why don′t you walk in my shoes for a minute?
Come ride with me, ride on with me down this lane
Why don't you walk in my shoes for a minute?
Ride with me down this lane
Stand with me here for a moment
See if you can bear my pain
Walk in my shoes for a minute
Ride with me down this lane
Stand with me here for a moment
See if you can bear my pain

Oh, I′m hurting
Oh, I'm hurting
Oh, I′m hurting
Oh, I'm hurting
Oh, I'm hurting
Oh, I′m hurting