[Verse 1]
Give it a rest
Don't try to make it happen
Did you forget
You gotta kick the habit
You can't remake
The world according to your will

[Verse 2]
Oh blessed boy
Our golden child of promise
We have enjoyed
The light you've shed upon us
Let us attend
Unto that frail and weary flame

[Verse 3]
The weight of all the earth
Was never yours to bear
I guess we live and learn
Where can we be but here

[Verse 4]
Shimmering jewel
Your mother's crowning glory
Son of a fool
You chose another story
A family
Made out of more than flesh and bone
[Verse 5]
I know you're tired
It is a labored living
Much is required
Of whom to much is given
Don't leave us here
We need you now just as before

[Bridge]
I want to hear you sing
Again at the top of your lungs
As we hit the interstate
Just like it's sunny
With a high of 75
A glory that never fades
I know it's harder than
We ever imagined but
Brother bear we are on the way
I want to hear you sing
Again at the top of your lungs
Not a note out of place

[Verse 1]
Give it a rest
Don't try to make it happen
Did you forget
You gotta kick the habit
You can't remake
The world