Instead lyrics

Artist  : Stacie Orrico 
Song : Instead
 


I saw him shaking his change in a coffee
cup
Asked for a dollar but I told the man to
give it up
Said he's hungry I don't think
that's true
I bet my dollar he'd just go spend
it on booze
I turned my back on him and began
to walk away
But then I heard a little voice
inside me say
What if it's really true what if
he's hungry
What if it's not for him, does he
have a family

How'd you get here
How'd
you end up on the street
Where did it go
wrong
Wonder what I'd do if it were
me

A new point of view
A walk in your
shoes
I wish I could get inside your
head
To see what you see
When you look at
me
Cause I could've lived your life
instead

It was 90 degrees in the summer
heat
She was veiled in black all the way down
to her feet
This is America doesn't she
know
Somebody take her shopping, buy her some
clothes
She came up to me, I didn't understand
a word
I was about to leave then another
thought occurred
She might be really lost,
scared and frustrated
I should try again to
see what she's saying

How'd you get
here
How'd you end up on the street
Where
did it go wrong
Wonder what I'd do if it were
me

A new point of view
A walk in your
shoes
I wish I could get inside your
head
To see what you see
When you look at
me
Cause I could've lived your life instead