Count the Stars

First I met a man
He tried to count the stars
He figured they were his
And he made it his whole business
Couldn't look away
For fear of losing count
And so he never learned
They were something he could do without

For all of the trying and fighting you can't make it so
There is no use in crying, there's some things we may never know

The next man that I met
Had a different kind of fear
By focusing on maps
He got stuck sitting there
And I'm not sure if he
Had ever left his chair
But he knew plenty of stories
Of other who had dared

For all of the trying and fighting you can't make it so
There is no use in crying, there's some things we may never know
To get what you're after, there's some things you'll have to let go
As for me, I will wait in the meantime for changes to show

Then I met a king
As kind as kind could be
But he reveled in his power
And reigned over the sea
It was my burden to bear
To deliver him the news
That his obedient ocean
Was faithful to the moon

For all of the trying and fighting you can't make it so
There is no use in crying, there's some things we may never know
To get what you're after, there's some things you'll have to let go
As for me, I will wait in the meantime for changes to show
As for me, I will wait in the meantime for changes to show