Seen her on the streets
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Selling her body just to make ends meet
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Everyday is the same sad story
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She prays but no one answers back
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Her soul never had a chance
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Don't you laugh at her misfortune
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Anyone can take a fall
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If you were walking in those footsteps
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You wouldn't laugh at all
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[Chorus]
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What if it was you standing on the street
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What if it was you without enough to eat
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What if it was you with nothing else to lose
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What if it was you standing in those shoes
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What if it was you all alone out there
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Didn't have a choice, didn't a prayer
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What if it was you down on your luck
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What if it was you and no one gave a fuck
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He's there everyday
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Asking hey Mister can you spare some change
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Why don't you get a job
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Is all they say
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You live with no such thing as pride
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You're fighting just to stay alive
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Don't you laugh as his misfortune
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Anyone could take his place
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If you were walking in those footsteps
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Would you feel the same
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[Repeat Chorus]
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What if everyday you woke up without knowin' how you gon' eat
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Where you gon' sleep
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What if hard times hit you
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Woudl you be so quick to judge another
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Judge your brother
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Or would you feel how it would be in their shoes
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Don't you laugh at her misfortune
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Anyone can take a fall
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If you were walking in those footsteps
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You wouldn't laugh at all
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[Repeat Chorus]
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What If It Was You?
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