Love the People in It

[Intro] If you love this country Love the people in it. [Verse 1] Mama at the checkout puts the fruit back down, Man on the screen says he's saving her town. Tariff at the port, price up at the store— Tell me who that winning is supposed to be for. She says, "I don't need a speech, I need a little room; My boy needs shoes, and the rent comes soon." Mr. President, come stand in this line. Try feeding a family on a headline. [Chorus] If you love this country— (Love the people in it!) We can raise a little hell, We can raise each other, too. If freedom's only for the few— (We got some freeing left to do!) [Verse 2] ICE came down the street; now the curtains stay drawn. Little girl keeps asking when her dad comes home. He helped put the roof on the house next door— Tell me what that child is being punished for. Lady with the flag brings a plate and a chair, Says, "Come sit with us. We got enough to share." That's the kind of country I can give my heart to: I don't need your papers to care about you. [Chorus] If you love this country— (Love the people in it!) We can raise a little hell, We can raise each other, too. If freedom's only for the few— (We got some freeing left to do!) [Verse 3] Billions for the war with Iran overseas, Always money for a missile, never quite enough for peace. Gaza to Sudan, mothers waiting for the dawn— Peace ain't the silence after everybody's gone. No child's a target. No life's a game. Grief doesn't change with a passport or a name. Mr. President, here's what winning ought to mean: Every child alive to be eighteen. [Bridge] Scrap the carbon rules, tell the coal men, "Go"— The tide won't stop rising 'cause you told it so. You can't call it freedom just because you got your way. Who will pay tomorrow for the deal you signed today? [Build] Bring a meal. Give a ride. Keep a place by your side. Cast a vote. Take a stand. Put some courage in those helping hands. [Final Chorus] If you love this country— (Love the people in it!) We can raise a little hell, We can raise each other, too. If freedom's only for the few— (We got some freeing left to do!) If you love this country— (Love the people in it!) We can raise a little hell, We can raise each other, too. If freedom's only for the few— (We got some freeing left to do!) [Outro] Love the people in it. Every last one. Love the people in it. That's how the work gets done.