[Verse 1] I was raised where the flags fly high And folks draw lines ’tween wrong and right Where small-town talk cuts sharp these days And empathy gets mocked away They call me “snowflake” with a grin Like kindness is some kind of sin Say I’m soft ’cause I give a damn Guess that says more about them [Pre-Chorus] Yeah they laugh when I speak my mind Say compassion’s a waste of time [Chorus] Call me a bleeding heart Say I care too much But I’d rather love too hard Than turn my back on us Yeah they scream “Dumb-oh-crat” Like kindness is a crime But if compassion makes me foolish I’ll be foolish every time [Verse 2] I seen kids scared to hold a hand Mamas working three jobs just to stand Veterans sleeping under signs While billionaires keep drawing lines And they say “pull yourself up” proud While stepping on the struggling crowd But I still believe we rise together Not just the rich and clever [Pre-Chorus] Yeah they say I’m ruining the land Just because I give a damn [Chorus] Call me a bleeding heart “Lib-tard”, whatever fits Yeah your insults lost their power When the world got mean as this If standing up for human beings Makes me weak in your eyes Then I’ll wear that like a badge tonight And sleep just fine [Bridge] Maybe I cry too easy Maybe I feel too deep Maybe I still believe love matters More than screaming in the streets And maybe I’ll never fit the mold Of the loudest voices getting old But I’d rather build a longer table Than raise my kids to fear their neighbor [Final Chorus] Call me a bleeding heart I ain’t ashamed of that ’Cause every time this world gets colder Somebody’s gotta fight back Yeah I still believe in kindness Even when it’s hard to start And if loving people’s weakness Then hand me my bleeding heart [Outro] Yeah hand me my bleeding heart
