When you think you've seen and heard it all And you think of people at their worst But all hope seems to be a joke You start to question your own worth And you see the children killing And the blamers at your door Just remember you're not alone People have walked this road before You've got to hold sacred what you've received You've got to hold sacred the common memory You've got to hold sacred words of peace You've got to hold sacred heart and soul When you see the war and suffering And it implicates us all The poet said no man is an island You can't deny the dread in us all But you know we can't give up Surrender to the dark Our fathers and mothers taught us Pay attention, make a start You've got to hold sacred all that you've received You've got to hold sacred and take the time to see You've got to hold sacred and start to believe You've got to hold sacred heart and soul There's so much that can keep us from being who we ought to be There's too much noise for us to hear And too much light for us to see Put your faith in honesty Put your faith in love Put faith in understanding Try to listen, don't just talk You can dwell among the living But you can't wake up the dead You can honor them with goodness And listen to what they said You've got to hold sacred what you've received You've got to hold sacred the common memory You've got to hold sacred vision of peace You've got to hold sacred heart and soul You've got to hold sacred all that you've received You've got to hold sacred and take the time to see You've got to hold sacred start to believe You've got to hold sacred heart and soul You've got to hold sacred what you've received You've got to hold sacred the common memory You've got to hold sacred what you've received You've got to hold sacred heart and soul