One by one I'm learning these new things
One by one these days go by in blinks
One by one my thoughts begin to shrink
One by one goes the plucking of the strings

I'm tired of mediocrity
I'm tired of waltzing 'round the freaks
I'm tired of you tarnishing our name
I'm tired of you making us look lame

Why can't we
Be easier to see
Why can't we
Practice what we preach
I wish that we
Could actually agree
The only thing that matters is
L o v e

One by one they pass him on the street
One by one he watches passing feet
One by one drop tears into the can
One by one they ignore the homeless man

I'm tired of mediocrity
I'm tired of these stupid Pharisees
I'm tired of you tarnishing our name
I'm tired of you making us look lame

Why can't we
Be easier to see
Why can't we
Practice what we preach
I wish that we
Could actually agree
The only thing that matters is
L o v e

Blessed is the man whom God corrects
so I don't despise discipline from on High
one by one I keep passin em by and
i'm gonna forget how to sympathize
don't be conditioned by the most recent edition
our society which seems to be on a mission
of desensitizing, robbing us, blinding us from the things that we ought to be minding
it's about time that we take things back
stop putting up with the things that distract
learn how to act, get each other's back,
know how love even when they don't back
in everything imitate the King
we might be the only Christ they see
focus on the mission, secure in your position
and when He speaks, be sure that you listen

One by one
The things we do impact
One by one
All of those who lack
The connection we have with he who created all things
One by one goes the plucking of the strings