We Belong Together © 2007 David Roth
by David Roth and the 3rd Grade Classes of Hartshorn Elementary, Short Hills, NJ

Hartshorn teacher Amy Blake got the local school district to invite composers to co-create songs about community with each of the grades at her school. We were so inspired by our song that I knew I wanted to include it on this project as well as send a copy to the President. Missions accomplished.

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We belong together
We’ll be friends forever
Will we fight, no never!
We belong together

We belong together
We’ll be friends forever
We may not live in the same town
But we all live in the same world

But the world has some problems
War, hunger, pollution
Bad guys, hatred, disasters
We have to find a way

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We have different traditions
We have different religions
We have different opinions
We have different names

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We’ll make sandwiches for hungry people
We’ll pick up our garbage and recycle
We’ll send cards to people who need them
We’ll make friends instead of war

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So I wont be mean, I’ll be kind
I’ll leave all the bad stuff behind
I’ll be trustworthy and open up my heart
And that’s where the changes will start

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