I had a dream

Verse 1

I had a dream stronger than iron or stone

A vision where the seeds of mercy were sown

I heard a heartbeat rising up out of the dark

Like a rhythmic drum firing a persistent spark

Walking down roads where history left its mark

Under gray skies but searching for a park

Through the struggle and the loudest of screams

A voice keeps telling me to trust in those dreams

Chorus

I had a dream hear it now in the air

Even when the road is rough we move with care

I had a dream bigger than any wide wall

A message to the world that we answer the call

I had a dream for the new and the old

For every single soul left out in the cold

I had a dream and it lives through the strife

Every time that justice becomes part of a life

Verse 2

Not for one flag or a nation on high

Not for one race under the limit of the sky

I saw children grow up and not learn to despise

Without the heavy weight of division in their eyes

I saw hands joining in instead of pull apart

Understanding replaces the fear inside a heart

Every act of kindness is a victory that's won

Walking to a place where we stand as one

Chorus

I had a dream hear it now in the air

Even when the road is rough we move with care

I had a dream bigger than any wide wall

A message to the world that we answer the call

I had a dream for the new and the old

For every single soul left out in the cold

I had a dream and it lives through the strife

Every time that justice becomes part of a life

Verse 3

In the city where the silence meets the hurt

I still hear the voices coming up from the dirt

Some build up barriers inside of a head

But no wall stays up when the truth is instead

Every step for the fair is a step for the calm

Every valued spirit acts like a soothing balm

We don't change the earth with our fury alone

By standing together and letting kindness be known

Chorus

I had a dream hear it now in the air

Even when the road is rough we move with care

I had a dream bigger than any wide wall

A message to the world that we answer the call

I had a dream for the new and the old

For every single soul left out in the cold

I had a dream and it lives through the strife

Every time that justice becomes part of a life

Verse 4

I see the people carrying the bright flame

Turning all the sorrow into a brand new game

Because hope isn't soft it's a power that's real

The greatest shifts happen when the broken start to heal

I remember the vision larger than a single name

A union of humanity that no one can tame

I had a dream and I hear it through the day

In every honest voice demanding a better way

Chorus

I had a dream hear it now in the air

Even when the road is rough we move with care

I had a dream bigger than any wide wall

A message to the world that we answer the call

I had a dream for the new and the old

For every single soul left out in the cold

I had a dream and it lives through the strife

Every time that justice becomes part of a life