Lyrics

I carried two old songs through a long western night
One held a question, one held a light
A voice from the desert, a room full of names
Both asking what remains when we step past the blame
There’s a road between the sorrow and the sound
Where a tired heart can turn itself around
Take my hand, we can rise above the divide
Leave a little room for the other side
From the dust to the dawn, let the honest work start
There is still a way forward when we open the heart
Take my hand, let the distance disappear
What we build together is stronger than fear
I remember small flags by the classroom door
A parent’s steady voice and the promise we swore
But every borrowed freedom has a story underneath
A folded chair, a photograph, a name we keep
So we honor every sacrifice made
By choosing peace with the courage to stay
Take my hand, we can rise above the divide
Leave a little room for the other side
From the dust to the dawn, let the honest work start
There is still a way forward when we open the heart
Take my hand, let the distance disappear
What we build together is stronger than fear
If the night feels wide and the way feels unclear
Put down the anger, let somebody hear
No one voice can carry every truth alone
A country is more than a place we call home
Take my hand, we can rise above the divide
Leave a little room for the other side
From the dust to the dawn, let the honest work start
There is still a way forward when we open the heart
Take my hand, let the distance disappear
What we build together is stronger than fear
From the desert to the fields, from the quiet to the crowd
We can sing a better promise, we can say it proud
Take my hand
Take my hand