Walk in My Shoes Lyrics

We looking for enemies instead of empathy

Feel like it’s something we all lack

When qualified brothas of opposite color apply

But just one get a call back

Too many people with privilege can see it’s a problem

But choosing to fall back

If not taking part but just letting it happen ain’t racist

Then what would you call that

I'm sick of the politicking

Stacking money what they call a mission

Turned this life into a competition

And now they see us as the opposition

Fighting just to get a law addition

From a president who wants to cause division

You might get offended by the thoughts i’m spittin

But it’s probably worth it if it’s hard to listen

I keep on hearing that this is our chance

So i’m trying to take it i don’t wanna waste it

But after a hundred and fifty five years of this

Tell me why should i have hope for this nation

I know it’s easy to hate and to blame

And we not responsible for education

I also know bashing the people we need on our team

Ain’t gon get the result that we chasing

I don’t like when people just join in the movement

To keep up appearances make me feel used

They put up a pic on the gram for a day

Then it’s back to whatever they do for the views

I’m not gon tell anyone how to react

You really can deal with this stuff how you choose

I can’t blame the people who protest by looting

If that’s what it takes to get seen on the news

If you gon speak on the moment

Then all that i ask is you visit the front of the line

I seen some officers similar to me in color

Who couldn’t look me in my eyes

I seen a child who was crying from tear gas

I swear that she couldn’t have been more than 5

I seen a brotha whose brother was killed by police

Feeling guilty because he survived

Walk in my shoes

Your vision develops with more point of views

A lot of y’all talking but don’t know the truth

And sometimes i catch myself doing it too

Life is a journey we out on our own

And some of us lucky prepared for the weather

Nobody’s perfect but even the ones who are close

Can always do more to be better