Safe and Sound

I'm counting the hours, counting the days Counting the years that we've been gone Here, out on the edge, lost in the dark Waiting to rise and greet the dawn Doesn't always stand to reason Maybe it's a game we'll never win Doesn't mean we're out of season Maybe it's a matter of hanging in Still I wonder why As the years roll by The passion fades and I wonder why That you're asking me to justify and stay Stay the course, Hold the road we're on And keep to the path To the road that you know Lead you on To the day When you can see the rest of the way And you'll be safe and sound You don't understand, don't want to try Don't even see how far we've come We had to be sure, right from the start We made a choice and now it's done Doesn't always stand to reason Maybe it's a game we'll never win Doesn't mean we're out of season Maybe it's a matter of hanging in Still I wonder why As the years roll by The vision fades and I wonder why Now you're asking me to justify and stay Stay the course Hold the road we're on And keep to the path To the road that you know Lead you on To the day When you can see the rest of the way And you'll be safe and sound I turn to the left, the path that leads down The signs have all faded and decayed I cannot believe that this is the way I cannot pretend we're nearer the day I turn to the right, the path that leads high It leads up to nothing, not even the sky I cannot believe, that this way is true And so we maintain our direction now Stay the course Hold the road Stay the course Safe and sound