Hey Bjorn, gotta say this didn't resonate with me in it didn't have much of a lyrical or musical hook.  Also, in songs like this it's better to let the narrative put across the theme of the song through the storytelling.  (Think "Coward of the County" - Kenny Rogers type songs.)  The song breaks down into cant for me when you leave the narrative and begin a set of cliches about equality, 'walking in another's shoes' and such.  The recording sounds good.  -- Allan
 

Thanks Daryl. And thanks for reposting.

Allan, somebody not on this forum told me almost the same thing (except they liked the melodic parts). Yeah, there is a bit of preachiness there at the end which I had not intended but I can see it coming across that way after the narrative ends. Thanks for the comment.

Nicely done Bjorn, sounds OK here and the vocal style works. 

Hey Bjorn, I think your vocal style is perfect for the folksy style of this song.  The music, lyrics and vocal all blend together to make a very enjoyable and poignant song.
 
Nice one!

Wookie and Freddy
Thanks for the comments

Seems like the only reason I write songs is so I can post them on this forum.
And it seems the only music I listen to with purpose is here.  Gonna hate to see the day it shuts down.

nice little project here and I see where you were heading and i think with a very few tweaks your get more mileage...here's two smallish ideas... 1) change the phrasing just a tad so the last line in any particular verse lags behind the picking...just to make it stand out a bit and add a bit of accentuation. Also starting at "So I took the time to walk a mile...." if you could add some bvox (word for word) way in the back that would really help that section and the tune overall...I'm hearing vox like America's "Horse with no name" type...smooth, multi layered and pushed way in the back. Now I know you stated that you dot sing well...but multi layers, pushed back and in that style they are for texture more than anything and I think you could do it no problem.
 
Cool tune for sure!