[Verse 1] Breakfast news on the counter My coffee’s gone cold in my hand Another small town on the headline scroll Another broken-hearted band Kids line up for metal detectors Backpacks searched at the door I used to pass notes and daydream Now they practice hitting the floor [Chorus] What has the world come to When a school ain’t safe for prayer or play When a mother sends her baby And she’s scared they won’t come home today Red hats, blue signs on the front lawn But it’s the same flag waving over you If we’re all bleeding the same red What has the world come to [Verse 2] Granddad fought in a far-away desert Said he’d seen enough hate for one life Now he hears folks shout at each other in church Over what color yard sign’s right Neighbors cross the street at the mailbox Cold stares over old stained skin Sunday words say “love your brother” Monday looks say “not your kin” [Chorus] What has the world come to When a handshake turns to a shove When a scripture’s quoted like a weapon Instead of reaching out with love Red talk, blue talk on the TV But it’s the same fear eating me and you If we’re all praying to be heard What has the world come to [Bridge] I don’t want my kid to grow up Thinking every stranger’s a threat I don’t want to look at my neighbor As another side I haven’t met So I’ll start with one small table Pull up one more empty chair Ask your name, share this meal See if kindness gets us there (oh) [Chorus] What has the world come to When it’s easier to turn away When it’s harder just to listen Than to write somebody off as stray Red state, blue state on the maps glow But it’s one sky stretching over you If we can’t see each other’s hearts What has the world come to [Outro] Same dirt under these boots Same stars shining on through If we’re all walking the same road What has the world come to

country, Modern country ballad with warm acoustic guitars, gentle pedal steel, and a steady brushed-kit groove. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d; chorus opens into big harmonies and organ pads. Male vocals with a weathered, conversational tone, building to a powerful final chorus and a soft, reflective outro., world

What Has the World Come To