Common Ground
Wondering how to cross the river
On a cold and windy night
With the water ragin’ higher
By the moon’s full shinin’ light
Suddenly a man stepped forward
And he looked all around
He said we all must cross this river
We all stand on common ground
Though I was standin’ among strangers
I did not know their names
I realized they were with me
And our journey was the same
As he spoke out loud, I looked around me
I could see they knew it too
We would cross or die together
No one man could make it through
There was a shelter ‘cross the river
‘Cross the water deep and black
As the storm moved in behind us
There was no way to turn back
So I stepped right up beside him
I took one last look around
Right before my eyes
I realized we all stand on common ground
We all stand on common ground
So many years have come and gone
Since we crossed that river wide(a while)
And when I look back on that night
It still moves me so inside
This world today is like that river
With its water cold and black
We all must cross together
For there is no turning back
On a mountain high or city street
It’s the same old world below our feet
It’s time to wake up, people, take a look around
We all stand on common ground
It’s time for every woman and every man
We hold the future in our hands
Wake up and look around
We all stand on common ground (x2)
Common ground.... Umm, yeah
We got to make it..... Yeah, yeah Umm
Common ground
I can see the light
Common ground
New York City
Down in San Diego
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Common ground...