When I was alone and in the cold I thought of ways the story would be told The more obstacles and suffering you see The bigger is the stage of victory

Surely I must be a genius If I could somehow overcome all this To climb the mountain starting from the beach Would show that nothing’s ever out of reach

It was never in my mind to wait for long Or to crash out hard and then to come back strong Or to struggle in my work year after year But to come from out of nowhere and be here