Here you are chasing angels Look for another idea to hold under your thumb And squeeze an ounce of courage from a thousand words You'd think you'd heard enough Try not to try It's a lesson hard Blind faith will scatter the stars Tonight can be a beginning Here I am Running over Half of a lifetime I'm scraping up a trace of youth A lazy child can know the truth and touch the moon It's here in front of you Try not to try It's a simple creed Sense as a sly enemy Tonight can be a beginning Here we are missing moments So many detours the never-ending figure-out Too weary now to talk about the way we feel The night it reels us in Try not to try It's a sacred art Gripping the slippery stars Tonight can be a beginning