THE GREATER GOOD
FLOWERS WILTING ALL ABOUT
EVERYBODY'S HEART IS FILLED WITH DOUBT
SURVIVAL MEANS ALL
NO ONE CAN STAND TALL
WHILE WE'RE WORKING TO SEE
JUST HOW HARD WE CAN FALL
WE'VE BEEN MOVING LIKE GAME
ON THE OPEN RANGE
SOME ARE HUNTING AT EACH OTHER
NO THEY'RE NOT TAKING AIM
LIKE THE JUNGLES OF OLD
IT'S A FIGHT FOR CONTROL
WE SHOULD BE FIGHTING
FOR THE ANSWERS
DEEP WITHIN OUR SOULS
MILITARY CONCEIT TALKIN' UP WAR
WHAT WE FACE IS DEFEAT WHILE WE'RE SETTLING SCORES
IT'S UP TO YOU AND ME FOR SURE
DON'T YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING MORE
FOR THE GREATER GOOD
[GREATER GOOD]
YESTERDAY'S FACTS CAN'T BE TAKEN BACK
THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS
IS TO MAKE THE FUTURE HAPPEN
WE'VE GOT TO CLOSE UP THE GAPS
FILL IN THE CRACKS
SO WE COULD ALL BE BETTER UNDERSTOOD
FOR THE GREATER GOOD
[GREATER GOOD]
WE'VE SEEN CITIES AND TOWNS BURNIN' DOWN
PEOPLE FIGHTING FOR GOD
YOU KNOW HE CAN'T BE PROUD
TO SEE US ACTING SO ODD
TAKIN' HIS WORD IN VAIN
LIVING IN PAIN
WHEREVER HE IS
HE MUST THINK WE'RE INSANE
AT THE RATE THAT WE"VE BEEN GOING
IT'S A GIVEN
WE'LL SOON BE GONE
WE'VE GOT TO GET IT TOGETHER
IF WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON
IT'S UP TO US TO BE SURE
TO DO WHAT WE SHOULD SO
WE CAN MAKE IT WORK FOREVER
FOR THE GREATER GOOD
NO EFFORT CAN BE WASTED
WHEN IT COMES TO HUMAN NEED
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT
WHAT WE NEED'S A REPRIEVE
'CAUSE TOO OFTEN WE'VE BEEN GUILTY OF HUMAN GREED
WHEN YOU KNOW WE SHOULD BE PLANTING A SEED
FOR THE GREATER GOOD
PEOPLE CARRYING SCARS FEEL THE UNDERLYING PAIN
BUILDING NUCLEAR BOMBS FROM ARIZONA TO THE UKRAINE
IT'S EASIER TO FIGHT
THAN TO WORK THROUGH THE STRAIN
BUT IMAGINE IF SOMEHOW WE COULD
FOR THE GREATER GOOD