I came across this India Arie song today on the Amazing Women Rock website. As soon as I heard it, I immediately thought about the very exciting Marriage Equality Act that will become a New York Sate law this month! We're so excited for New York, and proud of all of its lawmakers!
The song was sung at the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Stockholm. Can you imagine what it would have been like to be there? I would have had goosebumps all over my body!
Here are the lyrics:
Some believe it's right to say Jesus when you pray,
Some believe Mohammed, Allah, or Budha are the way.
Instead of a God or pantheon of gods up in the sky,
I'll honour your choices and you can honour mine.
Whether you are red, black, yellow, brown or white,
A man with a husband or a woman with a wife,
We can debate till the end of time who's wrong and who is right,
Or I can honour your choices and you can honour mine.
--Chorus--
We all want the same things from life,
We want peace, love and prosperity.
But can we give up our need to be right?
Give the world a present, give the gift of your acceptance.
Give the world a present, give the gift of your acceptance.
Some believe that God's a him and some say he's a her.
Does God live here in our hearts or out in the universe?
Gandhi was a Hindu, Martin Luther King a Christian,
Regardless of religion they knew love was the mission.
--Chorus--
We all want the same things from life,
We want peace, love and prosperity.
But can we give up our need to be right?
Give the world a present, give the gift of your acceptance.
Give the world a present, give the gift of your acceptance.
We can debate to the end of time who's wrong and who is right,
Or I can honour your choices and you can honour mine.
They call you Israeli and they call me an American,
I look at you and I don't see a country, I just see my friend,
I pray we're in each other's lives for a long, long time
Because I honour your choices and you honour mine
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