| G | Am | C | G |
| You got a | lotta nerve to | say you are my | friend |
| D | C | Em7 | D | |
| When I was | down | you just | stood there | grinning |
| G | Am | C | G |
| You got a | lotta nerve to | say you got a helping | hand |
| D | C | Em7 | D | |
| You just | want to be | on the | side that’s | winning |
| You say I let you down you know it’s not like that |
| If you’re so hurt why then don’t you show it |
| You say you lost your faith but that’s not where it’s at |
| You had no faith to lose and you know it |
| I know the reason that you talk behind my back |
| I used to be among the crowd you’re in with |
| Do you take me for such a fool to think I’d make contact |
| With the one who tries to hide what he don’t know to begin with |
| You see me on the street you always act surprised |
| You say, "How are you?" "Good luck" but you don’t mean it |
| When you know as well as me you’d rather see me paralyzed |
| Why don’t you just come out once and scream it |
| No, I do not feel that good when I see the heartbreaks you embrace |
| If I was a master thief perhaps I’d rob them |
| And now I know you’re dissatisfied with your position and your place |
| Don’t you understand it’s not my problem |
| I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes |
| And just for that one moment I could be you |
| Yes, I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes |
| You’d know what a drag it is to see you |