Story Behind The Song
I WANTED TO WRITE A SHIT-KICKING BAR SONG ... BUT INSTEAD OF JUST RANTING ABOUT HOW GREAT AND TOUGH WE ARE, I GAVE IT A TWIST SO THAT IT'S A CELEBRATION OF OUR SHARED NATIONAL VALUES, OUR LOVE OF EACH OTHER AND OUR WILLLINGNESSE TO REACH OUT AND HELP WHEN
Song Description
FIRST 9/11, THEN THE WAR,... THEN THE HUGE TSUNAMI, THEN KATRINA, AND MORE .... IT'S ONE THING TO GET UPSET AND YELL ... BUT WHATS AMAZING IS TO CALL ON OUR FRIENDS AND NIEGHBORS TO HELP ..... AND THEN SEEING THEM RESPOND !!! THIS IS THAT CALL.
| Song Length |
2:46 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Exultant, Engaging |
Subject |
Hero, Recovery |
| Similar Artists |
The Charlie Daniels Band, Hank Williams |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
LEND A BIG HELPING HAND
If there's freedom in our minds
If there's freedom in our hearts
We got to go and tell our brothers
It's in us that freedom starts
It's right there for all to see
It's as simple as can be
If we support and love one another
Then we'll arrive at the gates with the key
Have you seen an ocean sunset
Have you seen a redwood stand
Then how can you doubt that we're one as a Nation
We're gonna lend a big helping hand
A BIG HELPING HAND
A BIG HELPING HAND
NEVER A DOUBT THAT WE'RE ONE AS A PEOPLE
WE'RE GONNA LEND A BIG HELPING HAND
All of us open up our eyes
Humanity opened up our souls
Everywhere there's random acts of kindness
Standing firm against natures blindness
We got a whole new way of reaching out
To every women, child and man
We need you to come on through
With whatever you can do
We're gonna lend a big helping hand
A BIG HELPING HAND
A BIG HELPING HAND
We're gonna come on through
Withe whatever you can do
We're gonna lend a big helping hand
If there's justice in our minds
If there's mercy in our hearts
We got to go and tell our sisters
Our compassion sets us apart
And what makes us great
When we collaborate
With our friends across the land
When there's a twist of fate
We're stepping up to the plate
We're gonna lend a big helping hand
A BIG HELPING HAND
A BIG HELPING HAND
AGAINST THE FISTS OF FATE
WE MUST'NT HESITATE
WE'RE GONNA LEND A BIG HELPING HAND
A BIG HELPING HAND
A BIG HELPING HAND
We're gonna break the hate when we co-oporate
Come on and lend a big helping hand
And it's the love we make
When everything is at stake
We're gonna lend a big helping hand
AH, HELPING HAND
AH, HELPING HAND
LEND A BIG HELPING ... HAND