From the recording Singles
I'm curious how y'all might relate to this song. Do you see yourself in it? Have you been there?
Beth Nealon sings background vocals.
The chords progression is a little less predictable than my usual. It's more or less the same sequence as the Beatles' Dr. Robert, but I think the fingerpicking mellows it into a folk song.
Lyrics
In Another Country
(c) 2025 Dave Nealon
In another country And we'd just arrived
Tentative and wary, maybe sleep deprived
You in your element, caution overboard
Me just tripping on the rubble of war
I saw potholes; You saw possibilities
You didn't wait for help; said help's what we can be
In another country; the regime's corrupt
Mountains under pressure ready to erupt
Fighting factions, faultlines shake
Far-flung faces, dreams displaced
I saw problems; You saw possibilities
You didn't wait for help; said help's what we can be
Be the hope among the hopeless
Be the honor in the shame
Be the peace within the battle
Be the water for the flame
I saw politics; You saw possibilities
Said it'd be an honor if they arrested me
In another country when the masked police
Grabbed us without warrant, swept us off the street
Unknown location, no redress
Sirens screaming our distress
I saw pain; You saw possibilities
You didn't wait for help; said help's what we can be
Be the hope among the hopeless
Be the honor in the shame
Be the peace within the battle
Be the water for the flame