This song isn't on ONE GOOD REASON, but was added here after it was recorded at a separate session. The song was written during a course in Liberation Theology at the College of Mount St. Joseph. The class shifted my outlook on a number of things, including the nature of God and unconditional love in the world. It reminded me of the cycles of remembering and forgetting in my life and how a reminder to pay attention to the world beyond my very blessed experience is needed and appreciated. And it led to this song as a sort of prayer to be reminded...
    (Thanks, Colin, for converting the mp3 files. --RBW)

Give me a yearning for justice
And a cry for a broken heart
I am only one and
I can't change the world, but
Here, in me
the change should start

Give me a yearning for justice
And a prayer for the gift of tears
'Cause I see a million starving
In my living room, while
My eyes are dry
My conscience clear...

From my sheltered life I
Hear of children crying while
Families walk the streets
For some shelter they'll hope
While in my shelter I know
I'll be fast asleep
Give me a yearning for justice
Just the ability to feel
'Cause I've never known a day
Of cold or hunger pain, please
Help me know the need is real

Give me a yearning for justice
And a cry for a broken heart
I am only one and
I can't change the world, but
Here, in me
the change should start...