If we burn our wings

Flying too close to the sun

If the moment of glory

Is over before it's begun

If the dream is won -

Though everything is lost

We will pay the price,

But we will not count the cost



When the dust has cleared

And victory denied

A summit too lofty

River a little too wide

If we keep our pride -

Though paradise is lost

We will pay the price,

But we will not count the cost



And if the music stops

There's only the sound of the rain

All the hope and glory

All the sacrifice in vain

If love remains

Though everything is lost

We will pay the price,

But we will not count the cost