I And do I dare descend the stair Do anything go anywhere Know anybody dare to care Even though I know I may fall? Yes for the laughter of it all If only maybe for the tears Of yes or no for all those years Of maybe so now after all Now though I let it go I know How what goes down comes up again As to and fro I come and go How every time I lose I win Past it all I rise to claim the prize Happiness at last to my surprise II What money buys instead of happiness is distraction From unhappiness to the luxury of inaction When one has something that has to be done but is able To lay some money down then who keep it off the table But to make it go away a day or so is to know Though one pays for delays what has to come will never go Till when it does then just because whatever has to be Will be like I have to and you we who do this for free Unmoneyed undistracted asserted unretracted Unapologetic energetic in pursuit of Happiness the hard way with no money and with only love Enough to give and take for free to our satisfaction III So yes I dare descend the stair Do everything go everywhere Know everybody dare to care Even though I know I may fall Finding myself by losing it All in the fall excusing it Letting it go and releasing It so it comes back increasing Yes for the laughter of it all If only maybe for the tears Of yes or no for all those years Of maybe so now after all Hanging on and hoping for the best Choosing love by losing all the rest +Steven Curtis Lance Copyright MMXII