I recently took a trip to India,
it was just for a regular vacation
and it was the time of Diwali
The Festival of Lights celebration

So, I help them set up the Diyas
and I throw the oil for it to light
And they all said to me
Brother, you are a Hindu tonight

Then I went to Iraq,
To visit two of my good friends
They both were well-dressed
In the traditional Islamic trends

it was the holy month of Ramadan
so, they prepared a feast after we pray
Then they all said to me
Brother, you are a Muslim today

with so many, I stand at the wall
In the holy city of Jerusalem
there should be a place of peace
But it has so many problems

It is the eighth night of Hanukah
So, I help light the candles too
And they all said to me
Brother, tonight you are a Jew

Back in New York City
enjoying the festive Christmas time
By my Christian friend's home
having fruitcake and red wine

I carry gifts for the children
and helping with the decorations
And they said to me
Brother, today, you are a Christian

And as I drove home that night
I think of the good people that I have met
And the memories that we have shared
and what I have learned I will never forget

Why is it that we can't find peace today
I have come to one conclusion
It is the Government that wants
The world to live in confusion

If we respect each other
Then the world will live as one
And from the kindness of our hearts
The hope of peace will be born,

So, let's start with ourselves
And spread it down the line
I think we can do this
by changing one heart at a time
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