A Lot In Common

I was driving in my car last night

Radio up and came to a stoplight

Had a man who came up to my window and

Asked for a dollar 'cause he was in a tight jamI could tell by his eyes he's been

Judged by the world and everyone thats close to him

But I don't see what they see

My heart believes in what he could beI see life colorblind still

Equality gets so hard to find

You and me both one of a kind

Made like a star to shine, lets shineSometimes were up and sometimes were down

Sometimes the world goes round and round

And we dont stop to think that

We got a lot in commonSometimes we have it, sometimes we dont

What matters most is not the physical

Just look inside your soul 'cause

We got a lot in commonWe gotta keep on, keep on

And gotta press on, press on

Blazing aheadI see the sun coming up and Im feeling the rays

And thinking back on my life and not forgetting the days

When I was a little lost and only trying to get paid

And how my momma always prayed that I would be okayThen a day soon came when my sky turned gray

And every friend that I had turned and walked away

I never thought that I would see this day

But then I heard a voice crying through the dark

'Youre my son just pray'And what I said next vexed my heart but nonetheless

Admitted that I was wrong, committed to do my best

Hard times still came but they far from my chest

I breathe easy, believe me my souls at restSometimes were up and sometimes were down

Sometimes the world goes round and round

And we dont stop to think that

We got a lot in commonSometimes we have it, sometimes we dont

What matters most is not the physical

Just look inside your soul 'cause

We got a lot in commonYo, I can tell in your vision that you can't no more

Your shirt is stained by the tears that nobody ever saw

A slave to solitude, handcuffed by peoples claws

Who never even noticed the depth of the scarsA fatherless child who never got the chance to hold daddys hand

And mommy's always working trying to pay the rent

So your voyage began on a trail to the end

'Cause you never knew what love looked like to beginBut I promise that the day will come when you win

And what you thought was once lost will be placed in your hand

Then the days of being second will be lost in the wind

So bear with us and let me hear the chorus againSometimes were up and sometimes were down

Sometimes the world goes round and round

And we dont stop to think that

We got a lot in commonSometimes we have it, sometimes we dont

What matters most is not the physical

Just look inside your soul 'cause

We got a lot in commonThrough all the low times, nowhere to go times

When your world's crashing down and there's no one around

Dont you worry we can make it if we just realize

We all look the same inside, get together and come aliveSometimes were up and sometimes were down

Sometimes the world goes round and round

And we dont stop to think that

We got a lot in commonSometimes we have it, sometimes we dont

What matters most is not the physical

Just look inside your soul 'cause

We got a lotSometimes were up and sometimes were down

Sometimes the world goes round and round

And we dont stop to think that

We got a lot in commonSometimes we have it, sometimes we dont

What matters most is not the physical

Just look inside your soul 'cause

We got a lot in common