If I was born in a different place In another time and another space Would I be the same as I am now? And if I could see through other eyes If I could breathe through another mouth If I could feel through someone else's skin Would I? What if I was a painter? What if I was a sailor? What if I was a different man in another land? If I was born in a different race In another time and another place Maybe I could understand? If I was born in a starving land And I couldn't feed you by my hand Maybe I could understand? Would I? What if I was a painter? What if I was a sailor? What if I was a different man in another land? What if I was a savior? What if I was the Son of God? What if I was a holy man in a sacred land?