Oh, there's got to be a way to live together
There must be an inch of common ground
All I wanna do is live unafraid of the shadows
Seems all you want is for me to lie down

Can we put down this weight and rise up?
Find the strength of peace and love
If we each take a single step, find something in common
We can start to turn this thing around

I read it in the news today
Another kid shot up his class and took his life away
Can we agree that our children mean more to us
Than a cold piece of metal in our hands

Can we put down this weight and rise up?
Find the strength of peace and love
If we each take a single step, find something in common
We can start to turn this thing around

I don't wanna go back to the days when things were fine for folks like me
While others lived in fear and pain, denied their rights and dignity
Those scars still burn, those wounds run deep, some days feel like it never changed
We can't ignore the bitter truth, We can't ignore our history

People fight for the right to love
To live their truth and just be free
Why can't we just embrace, not stop at tolerate,
There's so much beauty in diversity

Can we put down this weight and rise up?
Find the strength of peace and love
If we each take a single step, find something in common
We can start to turn this thing around

Can we put down this weight and rise up?
Find the strength of peace and love
If we each take a single step, find something in common
We can start to turn this thing around