We’re standing in a storm of shouting voices,
Everyone certain they’ve got truth on their side.
But underneath the armor and the choices,
There’s a heart just like yours trying hard to survive.
And we forget it, don’t we?
We forget it sometimes.
Pre-Chorus
But every person is a person of worth,
Even the ones who got lost in the noise of the earth.
If we listened half as much as we defend our ground,
Maybe we’d hear their pain and love crying out.
Chorus
So remember the golden rule, my friend,
Do to others what you hope they’d do in the end.
Step back, observe, describe,
You never really know what someone else feels inside.
Our country feels like a marriage on the brink,
But the only way out is love, harder than we think.
It might feel good to be angry, to stand and fight,
But just how much do you want to be right
Maybe it’s better to be in communion with all souls tonight?
Verse 2
We’ve been living in a house with broken windows,
Throwing stones from room to room.
We forget that we’re a family stitched together,
And the cracks can only heal if we make a little room.
Grace is a small thing,
But it can fill a whole house.
Pre-Chorus
Every person is a person of worth,
Even the ones who are misinformed or hurt.
We can build a longer table, because we don’t know it all,
Set our burdens down , before we lose it all.
Chorus
Remember the golden rule, my friend,
Do to others what you hope they’d do in the end.
Step back, observe, describe,
Before you decide what’s going on inside.
Our family is headed towards the brink of hell,
Unless we find a way to treat each well
Feels so right to lead with anger when everything seems wrong
But nobody wins when we can’t get along.
Bridge
We can breathe.
We can bend.
We can choose connection over winning once again.
Let your heart be loud,
Quiet all of your pride
Forget who is on whose side, and just abide.
Final Chorus
Remember the golden rule, my friend,
We can still turn back, we can still begin again.
Step back, observe, describe,
Let curiosity keep us all alive.
Yes, this country feels like a marriage on the brink,
But the only way out is love, and it’s stronger than you think.
Names can redeem or they can condemn
So let’s name that all souls are worthy in the end
