Just Walk In My Shoes
Gladys Knight & The Pips Lyrics

Walk in my shoes
Empathy is the key, and I want you to experience exactly what I'm feeling

This hurt inside is too much for me
I'm in immense pain and I cannot bear it anymore

You'll see I want the love that used to be
I'm still in love with you and I desperately long for things to be as they used to be

Try on my heartache
See what it's like to feel what I feel every day

Go ahead and try it on for size
Take full measure of the depth of my pain so you can better understand it

Then you'll see through someone else's eyes
Empathy is the best way to understand someone else's point of view

What you've done to me
You've caused me so much pain and heartache

I fell apart when you walked out
You leaving me caused my life to fall apart

Oh, baby (We had to fall)
I miss the love we had together and it hurts so much that it's gone

Well, why don't you walk, walk, walk in my shoes (Walk in my shoes)
I want you to experience what I'm going through as if you're walking in my shoes

And you'll wear a smile that isn't real
You'll realize that even when I'm putting on a brave face, I'm still in tremendous pain

And you'll know how broken up I feel
When you feel what I feel, you'll understand how shattered and hurt I truly am

Try out each new day
Each new day is a test for me as I try to move on without you

Wear the cloak of loneliness I know
I'm profoundly lonely without you, and I want you to experience what that feels like

Or do you since you let me go
Do you truly know what it feels like to be without me?

Darling, I fell apart
I fell apart without you by my side

And I pray that you'll remember when
I hope that you can remember the love we had and choose to come back to me

And if the shoe fits
If you understand what I'm going through and feel remorseful, let's try to work things out

Won't you say you want my love again
Please tell me that you still want my love and that we can be together again

(Walk in my shoes) Keep on walking, walk on
I hope that you can keep walking in my shoes and trying to understand what I'm going through

(Walk in my shoes) Walk on
Just keep trying to see things from my perspective and understanding the pain I'm feeling