Lyrics
Where No One Stands Outside The Circle
[Verse 1]
Where every breath is a promise
Every sunrise
A quiet decree
Kids chalk rainbows on the pavement
Nobody hurries them to leave
Where the river keeps its own name
Glides past gardens
Wild and sweet
Elders laughing on the footbridge
Telling stories to the geese
[Chorus]
Take me where no one stands outside the circle
Where every hand has another hand to meet
Where hunger is a memory
Fading like a bad dream
And shelter is a birthright on this street
Take me where no one stands outside the circle
Where every river finally runs free
[Verse 2]
Where the soil grows abundance
From seed swaps and kitchen jars
Neighbors trading jars of summer
Under tangled vines of stars
Where a front porch means you’re welcome
And a locked door feels obsolete
One long table in the cul‑de‑sac
Every stranger finds a seat
[Chorus]
Take me where no one stands outside the circle
Where every hand has another hand to meet
Where hunger is a memory
Fading like a bad dream
And shelter is a birthright on this street
Take me where no one stands outside the circle
Where every river finally runs free
[Bridge]
It’s not some distant heaven
It’s drawn in ink and dirt and days
It’s built in tiny choices
In the words we choose to say
[Chorus]
Take me where no one stands outside the circle
Where every hand has another hand to meet
Where hunger is a memory
Fading like a bad dream
And shelter is a birthright on this street
Take me where no one stands outside the circle
Where every river finally runs free
(where every river finally runs free)
