[Intro]
C Am G C
[Chorus]
C G C
I am open and I am willing, for to be hopeless would seem so strange.
C Am G C
It dishonors those who go before us, so lift me up to the light of change.
[Verse 1]
C G C
There is hurting in my family. There is sorrow in my town.
C Am G C
There is panic all across the nation, and there is wailing the whole world 'round.
[Chorus]
C G C
But I am open and I am willing, for to be hopeless would seem so strange.
C Am G C A7
It dishonors those who go before us, so lift me up to the light of change.
[Verse 2]
A7 D A D
May the children see more clearly. May the elders be more wise.
D Bm A D
May the winds of change caress us, even though they burn our eyes.
[Chorus]
D A D
But I am open and I am willing, for to be hopeless would seem so strange.
D Bm A D
It dishonors those who go before us, so lift me up to the light of change.
[Verse 3]
D A D
Give me a mighty oak to hold my confusion. Give me a desert to hold my fears.
D Bm A D
Give me a sunset to hold my wonder. Give me an ocean to hold my tears.
[Chorus]
D A D
For I am open and I am willing, for to be hopeless would seem so strange.
D Bm A D
It dishonors those who go before us, so lift me up to the light of change.