Have you ever witnessed life from the other side?
Did you ever sit and talk to that man who is digging through the garbage can?
do you know his story, do you know the pain he feels inside?
Do you even care what has happened to this man, that causes him to hide?
Can you see the track marks on his dirty arms?
Can you imagine what has caused Him so much harm?
Do you wonder why he chooses to be where he is?
Have you ever had to bury your wife and kids?
Did you ever take a drive downtown, and see the lady holding the hungry sign?
Did you wonder why She moves around like she's out of her mind?
Can you believe that she put on her best dirty dress to ask for help, because she wanted to look her best?
Can you smell the liquor on her breath, all the way from your car?
Did you notice the big scar on her head?
Did you wonder how she got this far?
Have you ever been beaten to your knees and left for dead?
Has the doctor ever told you, you'll never be able to hold still because of the damage you suffered to your brain?
Have you ever seen that young man in the park, reaching out for help, trying to sell his art.
Did he tell you that he's trying to get clean?
That he had to leave home because he was tired of getting beat?
A month from now he will be eighteen,
he wants to find out what a normal life means.
Have you ever walked past...