One mile

I've come this far,
Leapt well above the bar,
The path behind me I dare not revisit,
Sometimes I cannot believe it,
Yet I hear people wish to be me,
They think they can be what I will be,
Walk a mile strapped in my boots,
See where I've panted my roots.

You never know where a person has been,
Or what they've seen,
You'll never know what they've given up,
Or all the uncomfortable stuff,
Till you walk a single mile in their shoes,
Only then can you learn the good and the blues,
Look at my life,
Strap on my boots and walk a mile.