See that wino in the gutter   I've been him   See that wino in the gutter   Well I've been him   See that wino in the gutter   Watch him stumble hear him stutter   As he cries out for his mother   Well I've been him      See that soldier with his gun   Well I've been him, I've been him   See that soldier with his gun   Well I've been him, I've been him   See that soldier raise his gun   Watch him kill and see him run   And then forget the things he's done   Well I've been him      Hey   I've been him, I've been him   I've been him, and I've been you   Tell me ain't you been there too      See that brave man standing trial   Well I've been him, I've been him   See that coward run and hide   Well I've been him, I've been him   See that finger-pointing preacher   See that never learning teacher   Every crawling, crying creature   Well I've been him      I've been him, I've been him   I've been him, and I've been you   Tell me ain't you been there too      See that little baby cry   Well I've been him   See that old man about to die   Well I'll be him, someday I'll be him   When I'm tall enough to stand   So's I can reach and touch God's hand   Then I believe I'll understand   And I'll be him      And when I'm tall enough to stand   So's I can reach and touch God's hand   Then I believe I'll understand   And I'll be him      I've been him   I've been him.......