Can We try and come together
put the past behind
form different opinions
forget when we said, i hope you die

Can We move beyond that moment
of hatred in our hearts
take ahold compassion
right here, right now, a brand-new start

Can We prove to generations
that this is how it's done
change the face of hatred
into a face that exudes love

Can We do this all in honesty
erase the line we've drawn
i'll do this for you, if you'll do this for me
forget the battles that we've fought

Can We try our best to do this
let bygones be bygones
do this before we miss it
Can We now do it all in love

Who'll be the first ones
To lay down their guns
To come in peace
For the least of these
With little time left
Who'll make a stand
And move beyond
To lay down their guns

Who out of love
Will lay down their guns
Be first to leap
For all the world to see
Raise empty hands
Taking a stand
Never give up
Laying down their guns

With all that's going on
We need to lay down our guns
If not you and me
Then who indeed
We must demand
All make a stand
There's been enough
Let's all lay down our guns

When God says don't
We decide to do

God says wait
We up and plow on through

When God says stop
We take another step

God says drop
Hang tight to all we have

When God says no
We take it as a yes

God says slow
That's when we hit the gas

When God says right
We shake it to the left

When God says give
We cling to what we have

When God says look
We close tighter our eyes

When God says come
We're the first to lag behind

When God showers us with love
We open umbrellas of hate

You'd think by now He'd have enough
But still pours on us His Grace

It's hard being sober
It's hard staying clean
Hard making a living
If you know what I mean

Hard loving your neighbor
Harder loving yourself
Could you do me a favor
And go bother somebody else

It's hard to smile in certain crowds
And not tell the truth sometimes out loud
It can be hard to make a move
When you're not sure of what to do

It can be hard to do what's right
In everybody's sight
Hard to extend the hand of kindness
To those you do not like

It's hard to know when to let go
Be it people or worrying
Hard at times to give up hope
And other times a simple thing

It's hard being a witness
In a world that's part of you
Hard like nobody's business
If you want to know the truth

Though I mostly guess I try my best
To do the best I can
Striving in life without questioning why
To be the man my dog thinks that I am

When he looks at me all that he sees
Is perfection in his eyes
While I play fetch with selfishness
A rotten scent that's hard to hide

Like it's been said about man's best friend
There is nothing that I can
Do wrong in his sight so why can't I
Be the man my dog thinks that I am

When this here **** gets home from work
And only wants to be left alone
My dog's there to greet, wagging his tail at me
Ready to bury that bone

I too often ignore the one by my feet on the floor
Who after all is my biggest fan
There's not a thing I could do to change his point of view
I only wish I was the man my dog thinks that I am

We need another Martin Luther King
Today now more than ever
Someone to take the faithful leap
That will bring us all together

Who sees the plight of man for what it is
All one race, no color
Where together in harmony we all shall stand
Sister to sister, brother to brother

A leader with a vision
With open arms and callused hands
That will peacefully fight for all that's right
Over every square inch of this land

To lift us out of this world in doubt
Not silent on what really matters
Raising our voices in joyful sound
A world where we love each other

One who hears the righteous call
And says here I am send me
For freedoms sake above it all
Like Martin Luther King