one man, he read left
one man, he read right
they stood on top of their books
they stood and blocked out the light
they drew a line in the sand
and tempted me to cross it out
they talked like men who can
but I know they can't -- I know they can't

one man, he stepped back
one man, he thought twice
he stood on his own two feet
he stood on the thinnest of ice
he blurred the line in the sand
and tempted me to cross with him
he talked like a man who knows
and I know he knows -- I know he knows

he's been there too
he's seen it too, yeah
he's fallen down and down and down…

one man, he fell down
one man, he got up
he stood on his own two feet
he stood on the thinnest of ice
he let go of the books he read
uncovered the words himself
he talked like a man with hope
and I know he dreams -- I know he dreams

he's been there too
he's felt it too, yeah
he's followed it round and round and round…