And you ain't gotta walk no thousand miles
I've been too long on my own
Even if it sounds corny
They can all get fucked just stay true to you
Look at shit through each others eyes
Just to see what we'd find
I just wanna be just like you
Don't ever let anyone tell you you ain't beautiful
'Cause if I do that then it opens the door
Holding my tongue tryna talk like that
With these bullshit hands we're dealt
Here today, gone tomorrow
Trying to follow me around and wipe my ass
Look at shit through each others' eyes
Are you calling me?
Fell down and I got right back up
For a dad to show up who never did
So
I'm just so fucking depressed
Look at shit through each others eyes
If I could just get over this hump
I sat on the porch and hoped and prayed
Every single place, every school I went
I learned my lesson then
Just as soon as I walk in, it's like all eyes on me
Go inside each others minds
But I already told you my whole life story
Listen to the tale I'm about to tell
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
Laugh at every single joke I crack
To feel your pain, you feel mine
Unfortunately I am
To wait by the door and pack his bags
Up and try to make an attempt to vent
Even if it meant acting stupid
What it's like, to be me
Lately I've been hard to reach
But I just can't admit
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
And Edna always told me
I almost feel like I gotta check
And pissed and moaned
Are you trying to get through?
So put 'em on and wear 'em
I just hide behind the tears of a clown
At 8 years old
I just wanted to fit in
Meanwhile I'm just standing there
To feel your pain, you feel mine
So don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
But I can't just sit back and wallow
So don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
Everybody has their private world
The temperature of the room
I don't need no fucking man servant
They can all get fucked just stay true to you
'Cause where you see it, from where you're sittin
Or take this situation in which I'm placed in
I ended up this position I'm in
I dreamed of being that cool kid
I'll be you, let's trade shoes
Just to see what we'd find
Maybe just point me to the closest restroom
So don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
So I decided just to pick this pen
To feel your pain, you feel mine
What size you wear? I wear 10's
Hell, we don't gotta trade our shoes
I'm reaching out for you
I'll be you, let's trade shoes
You should be a comedian, god damn!"
I think I'm starting to lose my sense of humor
Now I could've either just sat on my ass
I'll be you, let's trade shoes
I'll be one tough act to follow
I'm reaching out for you
What it's like, to be me
Just to see what it'd be like
Are you trying to get through?
And so I try to avoid any eye contact
'Cause I wasn't trying to impress my friends no more
Keep making that face and it'll get stuck like that
Let's see if you can fit your feet
Lately I've been hard to reach
Just to see what it'd be like
I just can't seem to get out this slump
But I need something to pull me out this dump
Are you reaching out for me?
Ha! Marshall you're so funny man
And to the rest of the world
In my shoes, just to see
I'll be one tough act to follow
And I know some shit's so hard to swallow
It's probably 110% different
Yeah, to my babies
God gave you shoes to fit you
Or come to grips with the fact that I may be done with rap
Nobody asked for life to deal us
And in order for me to pick the mic back up
And half of 'em ain't even funny like
Where they can be alone
Are you reaching out for me?
Everything's so tense and gloom
Are you calling me?
They can all get fucked just stay true to you
Just to see what it'd be like
Not just based on my description
In my shoes, just to see
I don't know how or why or when
We gotta take these cards ourselves
Everybody has their private world
I'm starting to feel dissin' again
'Til I stuck my tongue on that frozen stop sign pole
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
Where they can be alone
So don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
Go inside each others' minds
Blend in with the rest of the room
Just to see what we'd find
Songwriter: Marshall Mathers
I took my bruises, took my lumps
One tough act to follow
But I need that spark to get psyched back up
In my own sorrow but I know one fact
So why don't you all sit down
In my shoes, just to see
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
What it's like, to be me
Go inside each others minds
Stay strong, daddy will be home soon
And flip 'em, don't expect no help
Be yourself man, be proud of who you are
For conversation, like I want that
And get up and get my own
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
In each others shoes at least
I'm not looking for extra attention
I guess we would have to walk a mile
I've been too long on my own
But you'd have to walk a thousand miles
I need a new outlet
I was never the type of kid