You take a lick or two when you try to save the world Well, it doesn't really happen for you Take a look around, playboy Everything they know about you You tell 'em that they're wrong Well, you shoulda coulda would you Then you'd lose all the fight in that dog Now maybe I'm not the one I know that it don't make sense 'Cause everyone jacks our shit, ah baby When you tell me there's nothing left Ain't true, and that jig is up Now show me you're something, step by step Take a walk in my shoes Ah, I'm something brand new Something, baby Don't you talk down to me When you're talking to me in my shoes We're living on a prayer, man On a double dog dare, yeah You rock me like a wagon wheel Yeah, you're going nowhere fast Lesson to be learned, man Everything's for sale And yeah, the writing's on the wall There's too many cats on my tail Now maybe I'm not the one I know that it don't make sense 'Cause everyone jacks our shit, ah baby When you tell me there's nothing left Ain't true, and that jig is up Now show me you're something, step by step Take a walk in my shoes Ah, I'm something brand new Something, baby Don't you talk down to me When you're talking to me in my shoes Take a walk in my shoes Ah, ain't so easy to do now Oh, no, no, no Don't you talk down to me Yeah, you know what it means in my shoes Took a lick or two when you tried to save the world, then Yeah, it took a couple years All in all, it got you here It's one hell of a story, man But don't let it go to your head You can't be talking until you're walking in my shoes Take a walk in my shoes Ah, I'm something brand new Something, baby Don't you talk down to me When you're talking to me in my shoes Take a walk in my shoes Ah, ain't so easy to do now Oh, no, no, no Don't you talk down to me Yeah, you know what it means in my shoes