We're Not Enemies (Remix)

I’ve been walkin’ this road near seventy years now Watched the world spin fast and the talk slow down Didn’t care much for politics till my hair turned gray But I showed up and voted most every day Back when folks could disagree and still shake hands Coffee shops full of different plans Didn’t vote a color, didn’t vote a line Just picked the one who made the most sense in our minds We laughed at debates, even shared a joke or two Somehow we knew what respect could do Can we sit at the same table, talk it through tonight Trade our anger for a little bit of light We don’t have to win to make it right We just gotta listen, try to understand Remember we’re neighbors, not enemies standin’ Can we sit at the same table again This country rose from a million dreams Different voices, different scenes People came here chasin’ hope and grace Brought their stories to the same place Now it feels like every channel shouts More heat than truth comin’ out Lines drawn deep on every side Nobody wants to step inside I don’t recognize the shouting. I don’t recognize the silence between the shouting. I don’t recognize us. Talkin’ over hearts we’ve never heard Turning people into words Can we sit at the same table, talk it through tonight Trade our anger for a little bit of light We don’t have to win to make it right We just gotta listen, try to understand Remember we’re neighbors, not enemies standin’ Can we sit at the same table again Every headline feels like gasoline Every screen a battlefield scene Across the world the same divide Different flags, same hurt inside Somebody profits from the flame While we’re busy tradin’ blame When did conversation become combat? When did neighbors become strangers? When did listening become losing? Where are we headed… Where are we going… Can we sit at the same table, talk it through tonight Trade our anger for a little bit of light We don’t have to win to make it right We just gotta listen, try to understand Reach across with an open hand Can we sit at the same table again I’ll reach out harder to hear your side Even if it hurts my pride If there’s hope left in this land It starts with listenin’ woman to man Neighbor to neighbor… friend to friend.