People Like Us

Mike's a pipeline welder Kim's a drive-through teller Johnny's a drug dealer Bob's a concrete sealer Terry is a soldier Tom's a church-league bowler We are liars and lawyers Lovers, sisters, brothers People like us watch the blues on TV Get so angry, blame it on D.C. People like us, all God's children If we're willin', we can be buildin' a tomorrow we can trust But it's up to people like us (ah) We wear Jordans, and we wear flip-flops We wear wing-tips and Luccheses with tube socks And we wear high heels, and we wear work boots But we won't ever know each other 'til we walk a mile in each other's shoes People like us watch the blues on TV Get so angry, blame it on D.C. People like us, all God's children If we're willin', we can be buildin' a tomorrow we can trust But it's up to people like us We can point the finger, there's enough blame to go around I wonder what would happen if we turned that finger around Yeah, people like us, we're a preacher with a dream Put a man on the moon, we can do anything Yeah, people like us, we're all God's children If we're willin', we can be buildin' a tomorrow we can trust But it's up to people like us I believe in people like us