Youre looking for a friend but youll settle
For most anyone wholl listen to what a mess youre in
How the lights shine less bright than you remember
When you marveled from a distance

(Ive been lookin for so long; will I find?)

You find youll pause to stare into the night sky
Perhaps to catch your breath, perhaps to clear your mind
And youre reminded youre defined by how much higher you can climb
You defy yourself to stop, youll surely fall behind

(And I reach. and I call. and I fall, no doubt. and I rise)

Our time, it has begun
Will we stand or will we run?
And when our moment comes will we rise above?

And when the day is done
And were accounted one by one
May we stand in unison and rise above.

On a long cross-country trip with a group of folks you barely know
Youre not sure whats going on, but you doubt youll make it home
You place your final calls, give your love, hang up the phone
And do what must be done
The ground races up below

(My time, has begun, and I must do what must be done).

Our time, it has begun
Will we stand or will we run?
And when our moment comes will we rise above?