Melissa Etheridge - I Could Have Been You lyrics

Take, take a look at the sky Sometimes your heaven seems so far away Take, take a look under here Where deprivation turns into decay I've stood under this rain Felt it seep into my brain I've shut my eyes And crawled around this mud I'm scared of growin' old I shiver when I'm cold Don't you think I bleed the same blood? I, I could've been you You could've been me One small change That shapes your destiny If you want the proof Cut me and you'll see I could've been you You could've been Wait before you turn off Maybe there's a chance we can relate Wait, everybody turns on Why deny a fact that's so innate It's not so easy anymore The way you used to keep score Not so black and white The color of your sin Take a walk inside my shoes A path I didn't choose Spend the night inside of my skin I, I could've been you You could've been me One small change That shapes your destiny If you want the proof Cut me and you'll see I could've been you You could've been me Change is turning into fear Fear is melting into hate With hate you justify your crime A crime compa**ion can erase Erase, erase Touch, touch what I feel And know I believe everything I say So go, go if you must Remember one thing as you walk away I, I could've been you You could've been me One small change That shapes your destiny If you want the proof Cut me and you'll see I could've been you You could've been me I could've been you You could've been me I could've been you You could've been me I could've been you You could've been me Oh... oh... yeah... Ah... I could've been you You could've been me I could've been you You could've been