Life never came with a set of instructions
Or a subject to change without notice disclaimer

Life can be trying at times; so you seek
To keep your fortress walls high and proof of siege
But your shelter isn’t bona fide; hard times can seep
Through cracks that you may not even see after they have been breached
You have to be wary

When everything you thought was truth is revealed as a lie
When confusion sneaks from behind just as you thought stability nigh
When obstacles litter your path and make fulfilling your task not seem worthwhile
You feel like throwing in the towel
But that won't prove an easy way out

At times it seems a lot to ask, but you have to keep your colours to the mast
Easy it seems to raise the white, but surrender only adjourns your plights
But if it’s any consolation, we all feel like giving up sometimes
You have to hold your head up high

I have observed you’re quite disturbed by the status quo
It's in the way you wait for everything to revert to the old
Oh don't you know that change is inexorable
And it will be well worth your while rolling with the punches
So you can reach the light at the end of the tunnel with your colours to the mast

Easy it seems to raise the white, but surrender only adjourns your plights
But if it’s any consolation, we all feel like giving up sometimes
You have to hold your head up high

Life can be trying at times
It’s trial by error without a guide
Just hold you’re head up high