Starts With Me - TobyMac, Aaron Cole

There’s a million reasons to hesitate

With a history that’s filled with hate

Have we ever been united states?

I wonder (Oh, oh, oh)

So who can blame us for the doubt?

Forgive me if I think out loud

But when justice just won’t come around, you wonder (Wonder, wonder) (Oh, oh,

oh)

I was born with two (Two) dirty hands

Somethin' my daddy didn’t understand

Somethin' his daddy didn’t understand

So it starts with me

And I was raised with distrust in my heart

Mama told me we’re worlds apart

Her mama told her don’t even bother

So it starts with me

'Cause we can be free, yeah, yeah I know that

Let’s try to fix the things that’s been broke down

We can be free, yeah, yeah I know that

And it starts with me (Freedom)

'Cause we can be free, yeah, yeah I know that

Let’s try to fix the things that’s been broke down

We can be free, yeah, yeah I know that

And it starts with me (Freedom)

With a heavy road in front of us

And a system that has lost our trust

Can we ever find the strength to rise from ashes?

(Ashes) (Oh, oh, oh)

In lookin' at the heart of it

The healing really can’t begin

Without confession, and forgiveness, and compassion (Oh, oh, oh)

I was born with two (two) dirty hands

Somethin' my daddy didn’t understand

Somethin' his daddy didn’t understand

So it starts with me

And I was raised with distrust in my heart

Mama told me we’re worlds apart

Her mama told her don’t even bother

So it starts with me

'Cause we can be free, yeah, yeah I know that (Oh, oh, oh)

Let’s try to fix the things that’s been broken

We can be free, yeah, yeah I know that

And it starts with me (Freedom)

'Cause we can be free, yeah, yeah I know that (Oh, oh, oh)

Let’s try to fix the things that’s been broken

We can be free, yeah, yeah I know that

And it starts with me (Freedom)

One day (One day, one day, one day, one day)

This nation will rise up (Rise up, rise up, rise up, rise up) (Freedom)

Rise up (Rise up, rise up) (Freedom)

Can you feel it in your heart tonight?

(Freedom)

Love is gonna move the needle (Freedom)

I can feel it in my heart tonight (Freedom)

Oh yeah

Can you feel it in your heart tonight?

(Freedom)

Love is gonna move the needle (Freedom)

I can feel it in my heart tonight (Freedom)

Oh yeah

Can you feel it in your heart tonight?

(Freedom)

(Can you feel it in your heart tonight?)

Love is gonna move the needle (Freedom)

(Love is gonna move the needle)

I can feel it in my heart tonight (Freedom)

(I can feel it in my heart tonight)

I need you, you need me

One more step, we’re almost free (Almost free, almost free)

Said I need you, and you need me

Father give us eyes to see (Hey, aye, yeah, give us eyes to see)

'Cause we can be free, yeah, yeah I know that

Let’s try to fix the things that’s been broken

We can be free, yeah, yeah I know that

And it starts with me (Freedom)

'Cause we can be free, yeah, yeah I know that (Oh, oh, oh)

Let’s try to fix the things that’s been broken

We can be free, yeah, yeah I know that

And it starts with me (Freedom)

This dream could set us free (Yeah, I know that)

This dream of you and me (Yeah, I know that)

We’re one choice from together (Yeah, I know that)

And it starts with me (Yeah, I know that) (Freedom)

This dream could set us free (Yeah, I know that)

This dream of you and me (Yeah, I know that)

We’re one choice from together (Yeah, I know that) (We can be free)

And it starts with me (Freedom)

(Yeah, I know that)

(Yeah, I know that)

(Yeah, I know that)

Now is the time (Now is the time)