City On The Hill

[Verse 1] Did you hear of the city on the hill? Said one old man to other It once shined bright and it would be shinning still But they all started turning on each other You see, the poets thought the dancer were shallow And the soldiers thought the poets were weak And the elders saw the young ones as foolish And the rich man never heard the poor man speak [Chorus 1] And one by one, they ran away With their made up minds, to leave it all behind And the light began to fade, in the city on the hill The city on the hill [Verse 2] Each one thought that they knew better That they were different by design Instead of standing strong together They let their differences divide [Chorus 1] And the world is searching still [Chorus 2] And it was the rhythm of the dancers, that gave the poets life It was the spirit of the poets, that gave the soldiers strength to fight It was the fire of the young ones, it was the wisdom of the old It was the story of the poor man that needed to be told [Chorus 2] It is the rhythm of the dancers, that gives the poets life It is the spirit of the poets, that gives the soldiers strength to fight It is the fire of the young ones, it is the wisdom of the old It is the story of the poor man that's needing to be told [Chorus 1][x2] And one by one, we'll be run away With our made up minds, to leave it all behind As the light begins to fade, in the city on the hill [Outro] Come home and the Father's calling still[x2]