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The One
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Aug 8, 2026 updated
Verified editorial review
Brandon Heath's song "The One" is a stirring call to personal responsibility and hope. It reflects on the overwhelming brokenness in the world—fading lights, broken dreams, widows, and families in crisis—and challenges listeners to consider that one person can make a difference. The lyrics urge believers to let their hearts believe that individual action, even a single life laid down, can turn things around. With a vision of freedom and unity, the song asks a poignant question: "What if I'm the one?" It inspires faith and action, reminding us that each of us can be an agent of change.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
If I see one more light that's fading
Hear about one more broken dream
Pray for just one more faith that's dying
It's one too many
And if I see one more child walking
Just one more mile for water
If I wait one more minute longer
It's one too many
When I think of what could be
If we let our hearts believe
That it takes just one
Just one could turn this all around
And if we're living history
How will they think of you and me
If it takes just one, just one
What if, what if, what if I'm the one?
It takes one, takes one, one
It takes one, takes one, one
It takes one, takes one
If I hear one more widow crying
'Cause there's no one by her side
And if I see one more family breaking
It's one too many
If there's one thing that I'm sure of
If there's one thing that I know
You could be one in a sea of faces
Or you could be one more chance for hope
When I think of what could be
If we let our hearts believe
That it takes just one
Just one could turn this all around
And if we're living history
How will they think of you and me
If it takes just one, just one
What if, what if, what if I'm the one?
I see a nation without any walls
A beautiful haven for one and for all
I see a day when people are free
When shackles are broken and fall to the street
A voice, a cry, call out from on high
The first one of many, go lay down your life
When I think of what could be
If we let our hearts believe
That it takes just one
Just one could turn this all around
And if we're living history
How will they think of you and me
If it takes just one, just one
What if, what if, what if I'm the one?
It takes one, takes one, one
(What if you're the one)
It takes one, takes one, one
It takes one, takes one
(What if I'm the one)
It takes one, takes one, one
(What if you're the one)
It takes one, takes one, one
It takes one, takes one