Realizing

Walk a while in my shoes
Even nice guys are bound to lose
Thinking of the color of her hair
Knowing she was never really there,

Like a leaf falling from a tree
Thinking some other man would set her free
You wonder why I sing the blues
Walk a mile in my shoes,

The way she walked out on me
Like she'd just left a shopping spree
Oh Lord I'm on my bended knee
Just drown me in the deep blue sea,

Forgive me if I don't smile
Walk in my shoes for a little while
Seeking asylum on the river Nile
Why am I the one on trial?

Remembering all the little things she'd do
God if only I'd knew
When all the ships go passing by
Realizing it was all a lie,

Trying not to taste the bitter and the bile
Just walk in my shoes for a while
My little angel became mean and vile
So many live in utter denial,

I'm on a raft in stormy seas
Why can't they rescue me?
Marching in single file
Walk in my shoes for a while,

Always thought I'd paid my dues
The unfaithful can always choose
Oh haven't you heard the news?
Walk a while in my shoes.