The ground was never solid No shoulder to lean on or hand to guide or help us understand Just run to escape the quick sand Such is the life of man I'm tired of running Through no man's land Wading through a pile of mud Dodging mosquitos and poison ivy The rashes and bites make me bleed Yet I believe someday that flowers will bud By our blood Then out of the crud the earth will be blessed By the remnant seed all who confessed That our sacrifice was not in vain And those who heard them took heed And forsook their lust and violence and greed Then every man will live by the fruit of his deeds