Broken Street Flags

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I got dust on my boots And a dent in my pride Every side got a slogan But nobody looks me in the eye We keep shouting at shadows Over tables and screens While the block still got potholes And the kids need better things [Pre-Chorus] I’m tired of the spin Tired of the fight Tired of the same old names Taking all the light [Chorus] Bring it back now Bring it back now To the hands and the homes And the work that holds us down Bring it back now Bring it back now One country, one street We can build it back somehow [Verse 2] My old man said "show up" When the floor starts to crack Not for blue, not for red Just to keep the whole thing back From the stores to the schools From the fields to the mills People want their days steady People want their bills paid still [Pre-Chorus] I’m tired of the spin Tired of the fight Tired of the same old names Taking all the light [Chorus] Bring it back now Bring it back now To the hands and the homes And the work that holds us down Bring it back now Bring it back now One country, one street We can build it back somehow [Bridge] Let the loud mouths talk Let the banners burn I want roads that don’t break And a turn for every turn I want truth at the door Not a song on repeat I want neighbors looking up When they cross the street [Final Chorus] Bring it back now Bring it back now To the hands and the homes And the work that holds us down Bring it back now Bring it back now One country, one street We can build it back somehow Bring it back now Bring it back now No more split-down heart We can build it back somehow