[Verse 1]
The mill bell rings by the river bend
A lunch pail swings as the morning begins
From the wheat fields wide to the harbor cranes
We build tomorrow with our hands again
[Pre-Chorus]
Different roads, one table
Many names, one home
When we lend a hand together
No one has to stand alone
[Chorus]
Raise the flag, not against a neighbor
Raise your voice for the work we share
From the schoolhouse door to the county fair
There is room for hope everywhere
We can mend what time has weathered
We can keep the promise in view
A stronger country starts with us
And the good we choose to do
[Verse 2]
A nurse comes home as the porch lights shine
A teacher stacks books at the end of the line
A mechanic wipes grease from a tired hand
While a young girl sketches dreams of a band
[Pre-Chorus]
Different roads, one table
Many names, one home
When we lend a hand together
No one has to stand alone
[Chorus]
Raise the flag, not against a neighbor
Raise your voice for the work we share
From the schoolhouse door to the county fair
There is room for hope everywhere
We can mend what time has weathered
We can keep the promise in view
A stronger country starts with us
And the good we choose to do
[Bridge]
Let the brave speak truth with kindness
Let the weary find a place
Let the future judge our choices
By the welcome that we make
[Final Chorus]
Raise the flag, not against a neighbor
Raise your voice for the work we share
From the mountain road to the coastal air
There is room for hope everywhere
We can mend what time has weathered
We can keep the promise in view
A stronger country starts with us
And the good we choose to do
[Outro]
The bell rings out by the river bend
We build tomorrow together again