Here we have it: the first piece of new, recorded material from Sheryl Crow since 2013’s “Feels like home”.
The new song called “Halfway there” reflects on divisions in America.
“The idea of the song is that even though you may drive a big Chevy truck and I drive my hybrid, or you may wear designer clothes and I wear ripped jeans, that doesn’t mean we don’t want the same things in life and the same things for our kids in the future” Sheryl explains. “The message is we need to agree to disagree and just try and meet halfway there.”
The new album “Be myself” is set to be released on April 21st, 2017. It was co-written and co-produced by Sheryl, Jeff Trott and Tchad Blake, responsible for such hits as “Everyday is a winding road” and “My favorite mistake”.
Lyrics:
You pull up in your Hummer and you park next to my Volt
We’re in we’ll leave ours full of holes
I might walk along the left side, and you walk along the right
We’re both trying to reach the same place; we might not get there on time
But you know what’s best
And I know what’s best
Let’s just agree to disagree
And we all know the rest, yeah
Baby, if you dare
If you really care
Baby, if you dare
Won’t you meet me halfway there?
Baby, if you dare
If you really care
Baby, if you dare
Won’t you meet me halfway there?
Yeah
Each and every Sunday morning, you sit in your church pew
I’m sitting on a mountain taking in this glorious view
Well, I know your God is listening, and I know mine must be too
And if God is love and love is God, then why do we argue?
I don’t know why
But I wanna try
Well, we can listen to each other
Before we criticize, yeah
Baby, if you dare
If you really care
Baby, if you dare
Won’t you meet me halfway there?
Baby, if you dare
If you really care
Baby, if you dare
Won’t you meet me halfway there?
Whoo!
Could you meet me down the river, hash it out over a beer?
Could you smoke from the same peace pipe til our anger disappears?
You want respect (respect)
You just want love (love)
I want that too, for you, and for me, and everyone
But you know what’s best
And I know what’s best
Let’s just agree to disagree
And give this thing a rest
Baby, if you dare
If you really care
Baby, if you dare
Won’t you meet me halfway there?
Baby, if you dare
If you really care
Baby, if you dare
Won’t you meet me halfway there?
Baby, if you dare
If you really care
Baby, if you dare
Won’t you meet me halfway there?
Baby, if you dare
If you really care
Baby, if you dare
Won’t you meet me halfway there?
Uh-huh-huh
Meet in the middle
Where the grass is green
