The answer is always No for the negative In the give-and-take they are afraid to give In the end (and I speak as a friend) they are afraid to live But the answer is always Yes for me I guess Though I understand the negative demand For the absence of danger change is no stranger to me So living in the presence of change I confess I understand them and do not understand Why I am as I am though I am so I may as well be A candid Candide being positively saying Yes Steven Curtis Lance