Love Wins

They grew up in east St Louis
 On the wrong side of the river
 Never knew his dad and his mama had
 A taste for cheap corn liquor
 Started runnin' with a gang
 Despite his grandma's prayers
 If the finish line was a chalk outline
 Well, he was halfway there
 Then one night as he was walkin' out the door
 She threw her arms around him
 Like he was goin' off to war
 She kissed him on the forehead
 Whispered three words in his ear
 And all the anger he held on to
 Began to disappear
 Love wins
 No matter what they say
 It's bigger than the biggest fear
 Stronger than the strongest hate
 The kindness of a kiss
 Unclenches any fist
 It's like a daisy in the barrel of a gun
 But in the end
 Love wins
 Tommy tattooed his hatred
 Up and down his arm
 He shaved his head, those words in red
 Never entered his cold heart
 He spent his whole life judging
 People by the color of their skin
 White was right you couldn't change his mind
 No matter what you did
 Then one night
 A gang jumped him from behind
 He was dying in that alley
 When Ray came walking by
 The color didn't matter
 As he reached out a saving hand
 And ever since that moment
 Tommy's been a different man
 Love wins
 No matter what they say
 It's bigger than the biggest fear
 Stronger than the strongest hate
 The kindness of a kiss
 Unclenches any fist
 It's like a daisy in the barrel of a gun
 But in the end
 Love wins
 When it looks like it's gonna lose
 When it's almost dark
 The clouds just part
 The sun comes shining through
 Love wins
 No matter what they say
 It's bigger than the biggest fear
 Stronger than the strongest hate
 The kindness of a kiss
 Unclenches any fist
 It's like a daisy in the barrel of a gun
 But in the end
 Love wins
 Love wins