[Verse 1] Sitting on the porch as the rain starts to pour, Washing away grudges from before, Like a gentle stream smoothing jagged stones, Time heals wounds, mends broken bones. [Pre-Chorus 1] Voices rise in anger across the divide, But I choose peace, let love be my guide, Like a dove carrying an olive branch far, Hope travels wide, like a shooting star. [Chorus 1] Ride the gentle storm, let it cleanse your soul, Turn hate to dust, make the broken whole, Bloom like the rose after winter's chill, In this world of change, find your will. [Verse 2] Neighbors feuding over lines in the sand, Extend a hand, help them understand, Like sunlight piercing through the clouds above, Warmth melts ice, fosters love. [Pre-Chorus 2] Politics poison the well we all drink, But dialogue bridges the missing link, Like chains forged strong in the blacksmith's fire, Unity tempers, lifts us higher. [Chorus 2] Ride the gentle storm, let it cleanse your soul, Turn hate to dust, make the broken whole, Bloom like the rose after winter's chill, In this world of change, find your will. [Bridge] When tempers flare and words cut deep, Pause and breathe, promises to keep, Like a quilt stitched from patches worn, Together we're warm, reborn. [Verse 3] As the sun sets on another day done, Reflect on battles lost and won, Like pages turning in history's tome, We write the future, call it home. [Outro Chorus] Ride the gentle storm, let it cleanse your soul, Turn hate to dust, make the broken whole, Bloom like the rose after winter's chill, In this world of change, find your will. [Harmonica Outro] [outro musical solo] Bloom like the rose after winter's chill, [fade to end] In this world of change, find your will. [fade to end] Go ahead and find your will. [end] [Slow, soulful harmonica weaving through, ending softly with resolve.]
