All around us we see pain and fear
It just seems so far from here to there
Too far to go, not in this life
Not even for that elusive brighter day

But steps come incrementally
Though the mind wishes for a giant leap
That wish holds us back
Keeping us stuck in this cement

The promise is there
The Word tells us so
But oh how far we have to go
For that brighter day

Confusion sets in
The weak flesh remains
We want to get over that big divide
And get successfully to the other side

Each small victory brings a celebration
But it’s ten steps forward and nine steps back
Old ways and old lies
Just continually delude our eyes

But there’s a way to get there
The one who made us gives us that promise
Some friends, they encourage us
But others, living or not, just keep calling us back

The chains can be broken
We can be set free
The physical may remain
But our mind and heart don’t have to be in it

We can move on over to that brighter day
It’s a change inside that takes us there
It’s not the physical but instead the elemental
That takes us on over to that brighter day