If We Were The Problem

[Verse 1]
They count our steel like we’re the storm
They toss our names on every screen
But they don’t see these calloused hands
Just clockin’ in
Just chasin’ dreams

[Pre-Chorus]
We’re takin’ kids to school at dawn
We’re fixin’ fences
Mowin’ lawns
You think we’re holdin’ loaded rage
You’d hear it if it ever broke the cage

[Chorus]
Three hundred million locked-up prayers
One trillion rounds collectin’ dust out there
If we were the problem
You’d know it
You’d feel this country tremble
Show it
But the line holds steady
Calm and strong
If we were the problem
You’d know
You’d know we’re not the ones

[Verse 2]
Saturday at the gravel pit
Paper targets
Tin cans fall
Teachin’ daughters how to breathe
Respect the weight
Respect it all

[Pre-Chorus]
We sign the forms
We walk the line
We’re on the porch by suppertime
You paint us ghosts in every crime
But numbers don’t lie that way in real life

[Chorus]
Three hundred million locked-up prayers
One trillion rounds collectin’ dust out there
If we were the problem
You’d know it
You’d see the whole damn map explode
Yeah (hey!)
But the line holds steady
Calm and strong
If we were the problem
You’d know
You’d know we’re not the ones

[Bridge]
Ask yourself in the quiet
When the headlines all go dark
Who’s watchin’ over this old town
Who’s answerin’ the bark
The knock
The spark

[Chorus]
Three hundred million locked-up prayers
One trillion rounds collectin’ dust out there
If we were the problem
You’d know it
The story you keep sellin’ couldn’t hold it
But the line holds steady
Calm and strong
If we were the problem
You’d know
You’d know we’re not the ones
If we were the problem
You’d know
You’d know we’re not the ones