Maren Morris - Better Than We Found It Lyrics

Maren Morris Lyrics

"Better Than We Found It"

"If you don't like it, then get the hell out"
That's what they yell when I open my mouth
A stick is a stick, a stone is a stone
But who's gonna care if I don't?
Who's gonna change if I won't?

When time turns this moment to dust
I just hope that I'm proud of the woman I was
When lines of tomorrow are drawn
Can I live with the side that I chose to be on?
Will we sit on our hands, do nothing about it
Or will we leave this world better than we found it?

Over and under and above the law
My neighbor's in danger, who does he call?
When the wolf's at the door all covered in blue
Shouldn't we try something new?
We're over a barrel and at the end of one too

When time turns this moment to dust
I just hope that I'm proud of the woman I was
When lines of tomorrow are drawn
Can I live with the side that I chose to be on?
Will we sit on our hands, do nothing about it
Or will we leave this world better than we found it?

America, America
Divided we fall
America, America
God save us all
From ourselves and the Hell that we've built for our kids
America, America
We're better than this

When time turns this moment to dust
I just hope my son's proud of the woman I was
When lines of tomorrow are gone
Can I live with the side that I chose to be on?
Will we sit on our hands, do nothing about it
Can we leave this world better than we found it?

America, America

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Thanks to Michelle for correcting these lyrics.

Writer(s): Jessie Jo Dillon, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Jeanne Veltz, Maren Larae Morris

Maren Morris told about the inspiration behind "Better Than We Found It" in an article of Variety in October of 2020, "It's a protest song. It's the most American thing to protest, and protest songs have been so embedded in American culture: Bob Dylan, Nina Simone. I think the world right now is sort of in a perpetual mourning period, and I wanted to have a song that had weight but also had hope."

The description of the official music video directed by Gabrielle Woodland states, "A portion of proceeds from 'Better Than We Found It' will be donated to the Black Women's Health Imperative. Go to www.bwhi.org to donate." The video ends with a letter addressed by Maren Morris to her son Hayes.

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