City On The Hill Casting Crowns

[Verse 1]
Did you hear of the city on the hill?
Said one old man to other
It once shined bright and it would be shining still
But they all started turning on each other
You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow
And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak

[Chorus]
And one by one, they ran away
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
And the light began to fade in the city on the hill
The city on the hill

[Verse 2]
Each one thought that they knew better
But they were different by design
Instead of standing strong together
They let their differences divide

[Chorus]
And one by one, they ran away
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
And the light began to fade in the city on the hill
The city on the hill