Make It So

Such a folly of youth, plucking feathers from the truth
Just to put 'em in his cap
Instead of in the wing, where they can do their thing
You know, our gums but vainly flap
   For, by truth are we bounded, it can't be surrounded
   And a word's just a bit of breeze
   That barely ripples the sail, for all the bluster of a gale
   It's just the jingling of keys
So be a step in the right direction if you might
And not just a pointing finger
There ain't a thing wrong with writing a song
But if you do, then you outta be a singer
   For wither will a note upon the stave which it is wrote
   Unless we do as we deduce
   Like a grape on the vine, it wishes to be wine
   We've got to put that juice to use

      It took me so long to learn
      That a map don't mean a dern
      Unless we go... we've got to go
      If an answer looks good to you
      It's up to you to follow through
      Make it so... make it so

Words can open a door, but morals must move more
Than the hinges of your jaw
Don't waste your breath in a duel against death
It's high time to draw
   Proclaim to the dark without wood in your bark
   And leave your name a hollow sound
   You have to pull the pent page across the stage
   And stand your statement on the ground
For every grain of truth's sand is a seed in the hand
But nothing good will ever grow
Until you plant it in your heart and start to play the part
It's not our thoughts that know
   Won't you read your own book, and bite your own hook
   And reel your reality in
   Corroborate your claim, put a picture in the frame
   Your virtue, underpin

      It took me so long to learn
      That a map don't mean a dern
      Unless we go... we've got to go
      If an answer looks good to you
      It's up to you to follow through
      Make it so... make it so

      It took me so long to learn
      It's not what you discern
      It's what you do... it's what you do
      Wisdom's not for wearing
      It's the way of our wayfaring
      Make it true, make it true

So what are you waiting for?
Are you gonna spend the war
Sharpening your sword, or coming to the rescue?
Are you done tying your laces?
Are you headed places?
Will you bear the weight of your belief?