Mending Fences
Good fences make good neighbors
A famous poet said
Trouble is, we build big walls
All around us instead
Now, the Lord said “Love your neighbor”
Knowing it’s easier said than done
But it sure seems worth trying
Out on everyone
(Chorus)
Oh, Lord, until we can tear these old walls down
Help me begin by mending fences all around
Oh, Lord, until we can tear these old walls down
Help me begin by mending fences all around
You know that when your fence is
Filled with breaks and gaps
Your bull is bound to end up
In your neighbors laps
And you know you really ought to
Keep your bull penned in
Just the way we been taught to
Time and again
(Chorus)
Oh, Lord, until we can tear these old walls down
Help me begin by mending fences all around
Oh, Lord, until we can tear these old walls down
Help me begin by mending fences all around
I look back on my past
And all the bridges I’ve burned
From the first to the last
What have I learned?
I lost a friend, and maybe more
And I made some enemies
I struck out, I never turned my cheek
And now I’m praying please:
(Chorus)
Oh, Lord, until we can tear these old walls down
Help me begin by mending fences all around
Oh, Lord, until we can tear these old walls down
Help me begin by mending fences all around
Oh, Lord, until we can tear these old walls down
Help me begin by mending fences all around
All words and music by Dave Hall ©
Publisher: Row House Music PRO: ASCAP
