Don'T Stop Now
We want to think everything's all right
We want to say that everything's fine.
We all need to try to see through the night
We all have to search for the Grand Design.
Well it's not always as clear as we'd like it
Doesn't always follow the plan.
Sometimes the match doesn't catch when we strike it
And sometimes there's nobody there in command.
You know how it helps to cling to delusion
You know how that breaks the fall.
But if we persist with attractive illusion
We might not escape this at all.
Don't stop now - Don't stop believing in us
Don't stop now - We can't afford to wait
Don't stop now - Don't stop believing in us
Don't stop now - Or it may be too late.
We want everything to stop being so crazy
To just settle down and be cool.
Are we all just too tired, or maybe too lazy,
Is the Human Race gonna play the Fool?
It's not gonna get up and go away
We can't just pretend it's not there.
These troubles we've made have come home to stay
But we can still win if we care.
Don't stop now - Don't stop believing in us
Don't stop now - We can't afford to wait
Don't stop now - Don't stop believing in us
Don't stop now - Or it may be too late.
Everyone wants a little more money
Everyone wants a little more time.
Everyone's got some kind of crutch to lean on,
Everyone needs their reason to rhyme.
Everyone wants to live forever
Everyone dreams go by.
Everyone wants to probe the deep end
Everyone wants to touch the sky.
Everyone ought to read the writing
Written high upon the wall.
Everyone ought to stop the fighting
Or grit their teeth before the fall.
Don't stop now - Don't stop believing in us
Don't stop now - We can't afford to wait
Don't stop now - Don't stop believing in us
Don't stop now - Or it may be too late.
Copyright © William Masonis | Year Posted 2012
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