If you wanna build a bridge
you gotta get down in the water
you gotta do some hard work

where it's dangerous and steep
so the question then is this
is it worth the aggravation

for some reconciliation
where the chasm cuts so deep


chorus

There's no easy way

to help a stubborn world to change
and there's no free ride
on the rode to sacrifice

there's no short cut to take
to get us to a better place
that's just the way it is

if you wanna build a bridge

If you wanna tell the truth

you gotta find someone who'll listen
then expect some opposition
'cause being honest is a risk

so i guess you'll have to choose
is the trouble you uncover
worth the freedom you discover

when you tell it like it is

chorus


You'll need some love to get you through
if you wanna tell the truth

midnight in the garden
counting up the cost
could there be another way to save the world

without the cross
if you wanna shine a light
you gotta take it to the darkness

where the world can be so heart less
and you may have to go alone
so you really must decide

is the difference that you're making
worth the heavy toll it's taking
just to bring a little hope


chorus


You've got to pay the price
if you wanna shine a light