The Best in Us (feat. Cathy Richardson & kimi hayes)

THE BEST IN US

JIM PETERIK

WATCHING THE CURVE OF THE EARTH

AS IT TURNS AND WE'RE RINGSIDE

WITNESSING HISTORY

ALL IN A BLIP OF THE TIMELINE

SEE HOW THE STORY REPEATS

IF WE'RE POWERLESS YO FIGHT THE DISEASE

HOW CAN WE EXPECT OUR CHILDREN

TO CHANGE THE WORLD

CHORUS

WE WERE THERE WHEN THE CURTAIN WAS READY TO FALL

AND REAGAN TOLD GORBACHEV TO TAKE DOWN THAT WALL

AND THE MAN ON THE MOON TOOK THAT FIRST STEP FOR ALL

WE WERE THERE

WE WERE THERE

WE WERE THERE IN THE DAYS WHEN THE WOODSTOCK NATION

TURNED MUSIC AND MUD INTO A CELEBRATION

PEOPLE UNITED IN A PLACE CALLED TRUST

TIMES LIKE THESE BRING OUT THE BEST IN US

WATCHING THE ARC OF THE BATTLE OF HEARTS

AND WE'RE FRONT ROW

EGO AND GREED TAKING MORE THAT WE NEED

IT'S A SIDE SHOW

IF WE CAN'T LEARN FROM THE PAST

IF PEACE ISN'T SOMETHING THAT LASTS

TELL ME HOW CAN OUR GRANDCHILDREN LEAD THE WORLD

CHORUS 2

WE WERE THERE

WE WERE THERE WHEN THE COVID DISEASE

DROVE US INTO OUR HOMES AND DOWN TO OUR KNEES

WHEN THE LEADERS IN CHARGE SEEMED DEAF TO OUR PLEAS

HARD TIMES LIKE THESE

BRING OUT THE BEST IN US

BRIDGE

WE PASS THE BATON TO THE NEXT ARM OUT IN THIS RELAY RACE WE RUN

YOU'LL BE THERE TO CARRY THE TORCH ONCE YOUR TIME HAS COME

LAST CHORUS

YOU'LL BE THERE

YOU'LL BE THERE TO DO IT YOUR OWN WAY

TO LEAD YOUR GENERATION TO A BRIGHTER DAY

TO TELL THE LEADERS OF THE WORLD ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

HARD TIMES LIKE THESE BRING OUT THE BEST

GOOD TIMES LIKE THESE BRING OUT THE BEST

TIMES LIKE THESE BRING OUT THE BEST IN US