We're Better Than This

I stood up to be counted To keep our land safe and free Now the tensions have mounted And they're taking their aim at me This isn't what I fought for This isn't who we are Together we are much more Than when we're torn apart We're better than this We're taking a risk We're on the edge of a precipice We won't be dismissed 'Cause We're better than this Let's find a way to coexist We're better than this We're taking a risk Give up your hate and prejudice We won't be dismissed 'Cause We're better than this Let's find a way to coexist Don't you know that history can't be recast The only way ahead is learning from the past I never thought it would be this way The trampled rights for which we stand These nightmare scenes 'cross the USA Only fracture our land Build a bridge and not a wall Don't let our differences divide us Make it great for one an all Let our common dreams unite us We're better than this We're taking a risk We're falling in to a great abyss We won't be dismissed 'Cause We're better than this Let's find a way to coexist We're better than this We're taking a risk Give up your hate and prejudice We won't be dismissed 'Cause We're better than this Let's find a way to coexist