This song was inspired by the political turmoil I'm seeing in both of my "home" countries – the US and the UK. Political disagreements are driving friends and families apart. How do we find a way to talk about these things without calling each other stupid and/or evil? How do we find a way "home" – to a place where we see the people we disagree with as friends and family, rather than enemies?

A very rough recording can be heard here: How Do We Find a Way Home?

How Do We Find a Way Home?
©Vikki Appleton Fielden, Oct 2022

You work hard all bloody week
Still can't pay for food and heat
Is your life much better now?
Honestly, please tell me how.

How do we find?
How do we find?
How do we find a way home?
How do we find?
How do we find?
How do we find a way home?

(I) love my country and I love my kids
That's why I voted the way I did
(But) now I'm worried we're out of control
Yelling at each other and digging a hole

Chorus

Can you be smart yet swallow lies?
Can you live with a compromise?
(We) jumped off a bridge without a net
Now, can you forgive? Can I forget?

If I leave my pride behind,
Is it safe to change my mind?
If I admit that I was wrong,
Am I weak or am I strong?

If I don't say what you want to hear,
Will you listen? Will you care?
Will you mock and watch me fall?
If you do, God help us all.

Chorus
Repeat last line