Title: Before and After (Remix)

Lyrics: [Verse 1] Before… we slept with open windows, never scared of the night Children laughed in the yard till the stars came out bright Now the doors stay bolted, and the laughter’s gone quiet Fear moved in like a shadow we can’t seem to fight I miss the before… ‘cause peace felt like home Now we’re just surviving in this after alone [Chorus] Before and after… how did we lose our way? The country we loved slowly faded away Why does my heart ache for those simpler days? When trust was unbroken and hope had its place… Oh, I miss the before… in this after haze [Verse 2] Before… a promise was sacred, a handshake was true People stood for each other, like we used to do Now words get twisted and the good ones get through While anger and lies paint the red, white, and blue I miss the before… ‘cause honor still shone Now it feels like we’re losing what we once called our own [Chorus] Before and after… how did we lose our way? The country we loved slowly faded away Why does my heart break for the life we once knew? When we pulled together… and the sky was still blue… [Bridge] I still see the light in the eyes of the ones who remember The veterans, the mothers, the ones who won’t surrender Maybe one day we’ll find our way home again… From the before… to a kinder after, amen [Final Chorus] Before and after… the world’s not the same But deep in my soul I still whisper your name America… come back to the before Let the after be better… than the pain we endure… Oh, I miss the before… I miss the before…