Life is a Marathon Race Life is a long, long race, you see, Leave others behind, just let them be. Let them go ahead, don't chase the crowd, Don't race at the start, don't push too proud. For now, walk slow, keep your mind clear, But find the right path, have no fear. And when the perfect moment's found, Give all your strength, don't hold your ground. If you rush too fast from the start, You'll stay ahead, but play your part. Soon you'll be tired, gasping for air, When the next turn comes, you'll be nowhere. It's fine to lag, it's fine to fall, But never stop in between it all. You may not win, you may not lead, But don't desert — that's a coward's deed. Life is a long, long race, you see, Leave others behind, just let them be. Let them go ahead, don't chase the crowd, Don't race at the start, don't push too proud. Life is a long, long race, you see, Leave others behind, just let them be. Let them go ahead, don't chase...
Where Have the Simple Answers Gone --- Verse 1: Lately all these problems have become so tangled and deep Those simple, honest answers — where have they all gone to sleep? Verse 2: There's no will inside the heart, no fire left to start Have any problems ever been solved this way, tell me apart? Chorus: Where have the simple answers gone? Every knot is twisted now The moon's height and the ocean's depth We found them — but lost our common ground somehow Verse 3: How do I believe that man is the finest of all kinds After seeing all the horrors that have happened here in time? Verse 4: Let a stranger judge my worth — I don't care what they see In their own eyes, everyone has become their own deity Verse 5: Why this complaint that what we got is less than what we dreamed? All the things that had to happen — where the hell have they been deemed? Bridge: Everyone looks out through windows at the world on every side But no one truly knows the home in which they live inside Ve...