HANDS IN THE WATER
( J. Wilson)
© Ochiltree 136 Publishing (2000)

I think we’ve got a problem and you don’t seem to care
You know all about justice but with me you’re hardly fair
I’m not the only one who sees it, others ask me why
It’s not too hard to explain, it’s not too hard to try
You once called me a "son of God", but let’s not forget -
you once called me "brother" and you once called me "friend"

With your hands test the water, put your heart in the struggle
We’ll call it a victory, ‘cause it’s good enough for me
With our hands in the water, see the past in the distance
We’ll shake on the future, ‘cause it’s good enough for me

Why don’t you step out of the shadows, leave that silent darkness be
I look forward to seeing the you for you, if you could only see the me for me
There’s no use recounting, those things that brought us to divide
Well there small enough for us to forget, if we’re big enough to put them aside

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From the Album: DREAD & BLUE: A CANADIANA SUITE