Just like a river, I'll carve my own valley
Just like a mountain, I'll stand all alone
Just like a cloud, I'll uncover a sunset
If this world is it, I'll make it my home
If this world is it, I will make it my home
Standing by highways, I'll thumb my way over
Standing by oceans, I'll listen to poems
Standing in cities, I'll sing out the warnings
If this world is it, I'll make it my home
If this world is it, I will make it my home
'Cause I've been to the bottom of fear and self-loathing
And in all of that darkness, love came along
Though I still know my way down to that basement
I leave it behind when I hear these songs
I leave it behind when I hear these songs
Against the armies of darkness, I'll ride out to meet them
Against the haters and halfbaked, I'll win them with song
Careerists in power, I'll sweep out the ashes
If this world is it, I'll make it my home
If this world is it, I will make it my home
'Cause I've been to the bottom of fear and self-loathing
And in all of that darkness, love came a long
Though I still know my way down to that basement
I leave it behind when I hear these songs
I leave it behind when I hear these songs
Lying with you love, we'll move from the center
Lying like grass, our love will grow long
Lying like Whitman, we'll love everybody
If this world is it, we'll make it our home
If this world is it, we will make it our home
If fear and doubt are our greatest rivals
If action and joy can carry us a long
If hard work and hope trump hard luck and trouble
If this world is it, we'll make it our home
If this world is it, we will make it our home
'Cause we've been to the bottom of fear and self-loathing
And in all of that darkness, love came a long
Though we still know our way down to that basement
We leave it behind when we sing these songs
Leave it behind when we sing these songs