When the going gets tough, the tough get going I'm told And if you can't stand the heat in here, step out in the cold The times ain't getting any better and I don't know why It seems like the whole world doesn't even want to try It's a means to an end It's a means to an end I can't control what people gonna say to me I won't waste my time tryin' to show what they just won't see Then I look in the mirror and I try to place the blame In the end I can see we are acting just the same It's a means to an end It's a means to an end What can a person do When we don't know what is true Will we find our salvation? Can we try to clear the way To hear what others have to say As we sow our own creation ♪ Who's gonna take the heat when the place burns down Will we point our fingers when we're layin' in the ground The means to the end is all we can choose There ain't no risk when there's nothing left to lose It's a means to an end It's a means to an end What can a person do When we don't know what is true Will we find our salvation? Can we try to clear the way To hear what others have to say As we sow our own creation ♪ What can a person do When we don't know what is true Will we find our salvation? Can we try to clear the way To hear what others have to say As we sow our own creation It's a means to an end