It Is One Lyrics - Jackson Browne

They shot a man into the sky 

The moon and stars became his bed 

He saw the sun rise seven times 

And when he came back down he said 

It is one, it is one 

One world spinning 'round the sun 

Wherever it is you call home 

Whatever country you come from 

It is one, it is one, it is one, it is one 

They shot a man in Africa 

At a time of rivalry and war 

He had some dreams of a good life 

But dreams aren't what they killed him for 

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Now people stand themselves next to the righteous 

And they believe the things they say are true 

They speak in terms of what divides us 

To justify the violence they do 

But it is one, it is one 

One world spinning 'round the sun 

Wherever it is you call home 

Whatever country you come from 

It is one, it is one, it is one, it is one 

One -- the deep blue ocean 

One -- the endless sky 

One -- the purple mountains 

One -- you and I 

It's not a world of our own choosing 

We don't decide where we are born 

This life is a battleground between right and wrong 

One way or other we are torn 

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And people stand themselves next to the righteous 

And they believe the things they say are true 

And speak in terms of what divides us 

To justify the violence they do 

But it is one, it is one 

One world spinning 'round the sun 

Wherever it is you call home 

Whatever country you come from 

It is one, it is one, it is one, it is one 

It is one, it is one, it is one, it is one 

One -- the deep blue ocean 

One -- the endless sky 

One -- the purple mountains 

One -- you and I