What is not but could be if   what could appear in the morning mist   with all associated risk   what is not but could be if      What was not but could have been   was my obsession way back when   now I just remember this   what is not but could be if      what is not but could be if   we could be crossing    this abridged abyss into beginning      and failure's got you in its grasp   and you're reaching for your very last   It's just beginning      one has lived life carelessly   if he or she has failed to see   that the truth is not alive or dead   the truth is struggling to be said      so how do we get out of this?   family shadows all of this   through what is not but could be if   with all associated risk      what is not but could be if   we could be crossing    this abridged abyss into beginning      and failure's got you in its grasp   and you're reaching for your very last   It's just beginning