If We Begin Tonight

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Female] You kept the old map folded by the door As if the roads would always lead the same But morning found the river past its banks And every familiar street had changed [Verse 2: Male] I watched you plant those stubborn little seeds Beside the cracked steps where the wild grass grew You said a thing can break and still make room For something neither of us knew [Pre-Chorus: Duet] If we can take one step before we’re sure If we can hold the door for something new [Chorus: Duet] I know this world can change I know the tide can turn A thousand closed-up windows Can open when we learn And even from the hardest ground A brighter road can rise I know this world can change If we begin tonight [Verse 3: Female] Your hands were shaking when you made the call I heard your voice grow steady as you spoke The room was small, the promise wasn’t grand But still it was the first light through the smoke [Pre-Chorus: Male, then Duet] We don’t need every answer in our hands Just one true word, and someone standing by [Chorus: Duet] I know this world can change I know the tide can turn A thousand closed-up windows Can open when we learn And even from the hardest ground A brighter road can rise I know this world can change If we begin tonight [Bridge: Duet] When your courage runs low, borrow mine When my hope goes quiet, call my name We will make a little room for the dawn We will leave it different than it came [Final Chorus: Duet, expansive] I know this world can change I know the tide can turn A thousand closed-up windows Can open when we learn And even from the hardest ground A brighter road can rise I know this world can change I know this world can change If we begin tonight [Outro: Duet] If we begin tonight