As the cold breaks down on me today I will find a better way I won't close my eyes and ears and cry You've got yours and I've got mine And before I buy a gun I'll get to know my neighbor Before the lines are drawn I'll keep a light lit on And you can try and say I have to hate the other Before I buy a gun I'll get to know my neighbor It's a fragile thread that holds us all Fraying at the seams While you hope and pray for what's to come Right now needs what it needs And before I buy a gun I'll get to know my neighbor Before the lines are drawn I'll keep a light lit on And you can try and say I have to hate the other Before I buy a gun I'll get to know my neighbor