[Verse 1] You said the river starts up north I thought it rose behind the mill We stood there drawing different maps And neither one was standing still I almost brought my best argument All polished up and wrapped in facts Then asked you what you’d seen that day And watched the whole conversation change [Pre-Chorus] I don’t have to win the room To leave a little space to bloom [Chorus] We can disagree and still sit down Let your reasons find their way around I’ll ask what brought you to that view And listen long enough to learn what’s true for you No need to pull your thinking through my door I’m curious; I don’t need to score And when the air is easy, you might ask me too What I see from where I’m standing, what I’ve come to [Verse 2] You said the old bridge should come down I said it held our town together You told me where the flood ran high I told you how we fixed it after A story has a second side When someone lets the first one land I found a reason in your words I hadn’t seen from where I stand [Pre-Chorus] I don’t have to win the room To leave a little space to bloom [Chorus] We can disagree and still sit down Let your reasons find their way around I’ll ask what brought you to that view And listen long enough to learn what’s true for you No need to pull your thinking through my door I’m curious; I don’t need to score And when the air is easy, you might ask me too What I see from where I’m standing, what I’ve come to [Bridge] Maybe understanding isn’t surrender Maybe questions aren’t a clever disguise I can hold my own thought without a hammer You can keep yours while I look through your eyes [Final Chorus] We can disagree and still sit down Let your reasons find their way around I’ll ask what brought you to that view And listen long enough to learn what’s true for you No need to pull your thinking through my door I’m curious; I don’t need to score And if you wonder what I’m thinking, I’ll tell you true Not to change your mind, just to share my view [Outro] We can leave with our minds still our own And a little more known than before
