From the recording Joyous Day
Lyrics
PEACE BETWEEN THE LINES
There’s a child by the water watching waves roll in
And a world full of stories trying to begin
We turn on the news and then turn away
But peace is still hiding in the day-to-day
In between the lines is a light to find
In the hand that reaches past the ties that bind
When the noise dies down and the song begins
That’s when peace might find its way back in
There’s a flag in a window…a light in the hall
Two neighbors staring through the rain at a rising wall
But the rain don’t care what side you’re on
We all lose a little something when the trust is gone
In between the lines is a light to find
In the hand that reaches past the ties that bind
When the noise dies down and the song begins
That’s when peace might find its way back in
No wall can hold the weight of a soul
No flag can make a broken nation whole
It ain’t in the power…it ain’t in the pride
It's in brothers and sisters standing strong…
Standing side-by-side
There are prayers being prayed out on the streets
Where old friends pass but neither one of them speaks
The borders we draw, we can draw again
We’ve been holding onto the hurt like it's always been
In between the lines is a light to find
In the road that winds through forgiving minds
When the night gives way to a softer wind
That’s when peace might find its way back in
Find its way back in…
In between the lines…
(Is a light to find)
In between the lines…
(Past the ties that bind)
In between the lines…
(Is where the song begins)
In between the lines…
(Peace finds its way back in)
© 2026 Christopher Iverson Music/BMI
words & music: Christopher Iverson