[Verse 1]
They got us split down the middle
Like a chain-link fence in a storm
Left side, right side, same hard winter
Same hands trying to keep us warm
Same bills on the counter
Same boots by the door
But they keep drawing lines
Where there never was a floor
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know who really pays
When the smoke starts to rise
It ain't us in the mirrors
It's them up in those ties
So when they point and shout
We oughta point right back
[Chorus]
We the people, we the people
That's the whole damn truth
We the people, we the people
They answer to us too
Ain't red, ain't blue
Just me and you
We the people, we the people
And they work for us
[Verse 2]
My neighbor got a busted truck
Mine's got a sagging bed
We both know what a long week costs
And what it leaves unsaid
Folks at the diner laugh too loud
To keep from talking fear
But a shared backroad and a full hard day
Can bring us all back here
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know who really pays
When the smoke starts to rise
It ain't us in the mirrors
It's them up in those ties
So when they point and shout
We oughta point right back
[Chorus]
We the people, we the people
That's the whole damn truth
We the people, we the people
They answer to us too
Ain't red, ain't blue
Just me and you
We the people, we the people
And they work for us
[Bridge]
If you got a hammer
And I got a nail
We can build something solid
We can tell a better tale
No more getting fed
To the same old greed
There's strength in a crowd
When the crowd can agree
[Chorus]
We the people, we the people
That's the whole damn truth
We the people, we the people
They answer to us too
Ain't red, ain't blue
Just me and you
We the people, we the people
And they work for us