What Happened To Us

[Verse 1] Mama raised me right, taught me strong and kind

Said hold the door open, lend a hand when you find

Someone in need, don't just watch and walk away

But it feels like those lessons just faded away

Paved parking lots, faces lost in their screens

Nobody waves, it's just locked doors and cold machines

Once we’d help an old man, watch his careful stride

Now it’s like patience and kindness done took a slide

[Pre-Chorus] What’s a handshake worth if it’s barely even felt

We used to stand together, now it’s every self for self

[Chorus] What happened to kindness, what happened to truth

Why does it feel like we got nothin' to lose

Where did the care go, why’s it so hard to find

What happened to us, did we just leave it behind

[Post-Chorus] Oh oh, where’s the love been gone

Oh oh, where did we go wrong

[Verse 2] Saw an old woman, cane in her hand

Struggling alone out in the parking land

Used to be someone would help her load up

Now folks just hurry, heads down, doors shut

[Pre-Chorus] Crosswalk’s flashing, old man’s slow to move

We just lean on the horn like time’s too precious to lose

When did respect for our elders turn cold

And all our good manners get traded for gold

[Chorus] What happened to kindness, what happened to truth

Why does it feel like we got nothin' to lose

Where did the care go, why’s it so hard to find

What happened to us, did we just leave it behind

[Post-Chorus] Oh oh, where’s the love been gone

Oh oh, where did we go wrong

[Bridge] Turned the radio on, all I hear is the blame

No one’s looking back, nobody feels the shame

We forget the roots that built our name

Trading simple kindness for a little more fame

Grandfather told me, respect runs deep

Honor your neighbor, promises we keep

But we’re driving past struggle, never slowing down

Missing all the goodness that once was found

[Chorus] What happened to kindness, what happened to truth

Why does it feel like we got nothin' to lose

Where did the care go, why’s it so hard to find

What happened to us, did we just leave it behind

[Post-Chorus] Oh oh, where’s the love been gone

Oh oh, where did we go wrong

[Outro] Maybe it starts with a single word

Holding a door, making sure someone’s heard

Gonna teach my young ones right from wrong

Bring a little light, help us all belong