I look all around me, and what do I see? Pain and anger everywhere An' so much hatred, fear and misery Lord we wonder, are you there? If there's a place where the truth can still be found Lord lead us to the common ground Lord lead us to the common ground, oh yeah An' if tommorow can be a better day, won't you please show the way 'Cause the daylight fades, and the night is so long We need your hand to keep us strong An' we get lost when there's darkness all around Lord lead us to the common ground I said, Lord lead us to the common ground Distance between us grows greater everyday An' hope just fades away, we begin to feel like we done all that we can do Lord we turn to you, Lord Lord we turn to you We need to come together, put away our earthly pride To hear your voice, we only need to come 'long side Be gen'rous with your spirit, and show us what is right Smile on us, and let us see the light If there's a place where truth can still be found Lord lead us to the common ground If there's a place where the truth can still be found Lord won't you lead us, I said, Lord won't you lead us Lord lead us to the common ground Won't you lead us home Won't you lead us home, yeah, yeah, yeah Lead us, Lord lead us home