Drift & Sway

Holding by a thread
 Cut the tether, float away
 Drift and sway
 See it all start to fade...
 On your own it's been so long
 Now you just don't feel as strong
 Thought you had the strength to stand
 All around you were outstretched hands...
 When the lines were cast
 There was nothing to hold you fast
 The wind then took hold
 And you lost all control...
 Can you celebrate a victory
 When it aches just like defeat
 When every small advance
 Feels like a great retreat?
 Can you keep on moving forward
 When every step causes you pain
 When every fiber of your being
 Struggles against the strain?
 Holding by a thread
 Cut the tether, float away
 Drift and sway
 See it all start to fade...
 Can you celebrate a victory
 When it aches just like defeat
 When every small advance
 Feels like a great retreat?
 Can you keep on moving forward
 When every step causes you pain
 And every fiber of your being
 Struggles against the strain?
 Can you force out a smile
 When you're too tired to act
 When you realize it's over
 And there's no more turning back?
 Can you celebrate a victory
 When it aches just like defeat
 When every small advance
 Feels like a great retreat?
 Can you keep on moving forward
 When every step causes you pain
 And every fiber of your being
 Struggles against the strain?