Challenge
--words and music copyright (C) 1986 by Ernest Clark


     C                G            Em       Am
I suppose that you've seen it many times by now,
       C        G         F
Living color in instant replay.
    C             G             F      G   Am
The glory and the hope climbing toward the sky----
G           Em     Am
   And then swept away.


           C        G       Am
  Give the wreckage to the oceans,
             C     G      Am
  Give their ashes to the wind.
           F            G      F    Em Am
  Give the souls of our heroes back to God...
G            Em       Am
  But let us keep the dreams.



The Santa Maria never made it back to Spain.
Magellan died along the way.
All the frontiers of history were bought with blood;
It hasn't changed today.   CH.



We are reaching to take the stars in our hands,
And the future's worth the price we pay.
If caution keeps us evermore safe at home,
Tomorrow's just today.    CH.