He makes his way through the heart of the night
With all he owns in a pack
Those childhood ways disappeared in the struggle
And it don't look like they're coming backHis heart is pounding like a drum in a canyon
Givin' him courage and fear
He'll walk the footsteps of a man for the first time
While he's holding back the boy's tearsHungry and cold, so young and so old
There's so much that he doesn't know
But that voice that's inside him
Keeps telling him mile after mile
You're learning the art of survivalHe eyes the lights of an ageless horizon
Rising up from the sand
He aches for something to believe in and guide him
Out across the no man's landBridges behind him are burning to ashes
There's no way that he can turn back
But that voice that's inside him
Keeps telling him mile after mile
It's all in the art of survivalDreams burn like wildfire
He feels the warmth in his bones
Faces of loved ones
Places that he's never knownBridges behind him are burning to ashes
There's no way that he can turn back
But that voice that's inside him
Keeps telling him mile after mileThis is the art of survival
This is the art of survival
This is the art of survival
This is the art of survival