We Believe

I believe there's no evil out there we didn't have a hand in

You believe it's a time for peace and a time for understanding

Some of us believe that we are chosen

And if God is on our side we'll win the game

And some of us believe that there's a heaven

When the trumpets sound and the judges call your name

But let's get it straight

I believe there's just once chance in this world to hear our brothers

You believe there's a better way to listen to each other

We don't get what the other guy is saying

We hear the words but we don't understand

So around the world the same old anger raging

And we all cry for shame and the same old tragedy goes down

We believe there's a better way to fight

There's a way to make our children safe at night

We believe there's a war we could be winning

But the only way to win it is to give what we need to receive

I believe we need a hero to step boldly from the shadows

You believe there must be someone on the scene that fits the bill

A man or a woman who knows how to say I'm sorry

With courage in his heart to match his creed

A leader who can build a brand new morning

And match the tide of changes

Match the intent with the deed

We believe there's a deed of obligation

To bring reconciliation

To make peace with every nation - in our time

We believe there's not a minute we should be wasting

When the darkness falls it's too late to fix the crime

It's peace that we need

Every father every mother knows the meaning

Human treasure that our leaders do forget

And the bullets fly in the face of common reason

And the pain we give is the legacy in the end we get

We believe there's a song that's worth the singing

It's a song of truth we're bringing

There's a way to share the Earth with everyone

We believe every creature has a being

Has a right to respect and feeling

To live and breathe and flourish in the sun

That's what we believe