[Verse 1]
On this vote
Sixty hands in the air
Forty holding the line
Names called in a room that never sleeps
Three-fifths
Echoes off marble and glass
Duly chosen
Duly sworn
Every word locked into record
[Chorus]
The yeas are 60
The nays are 40
History hangs on a number tonight
Three-fifths in favor
The gavel comes down
The motion is moving our lives
The motion is moving our lives
[Verse 2]
Upon reconsideration
Same faces
Different hearts
A breath before the answer
You can almost hear it turn
Agreed to
Two words like a storm
We walk out of that chamber
But the choice stays in the hall
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Did we speak for the quiet ones
For the tired ones
For the ones not in the room?
Sixty say we did
Forty say we didn’t
And tomorrow will prove it true
[Chorus]