This Cup

How many hours have I spent

Watching this shining tv

Living adventure in proxy

In another person's dream

How many miles have I traveled

Looking at far away lights

Listening for trains in the distance

In some brilliant other life?

This cup, this cup

I wanna drink it up

To be right here in the middle of it

Right here, right here

This challenging reality

Is better than fear or fantasy

So take up what we've been given

Welcome the edge of our days

Hemmed in by sunrise and sunset

By our youth and by our age

Thank God for our dependence

Here's to our chasm of need

And how it binds us together

In faith and vulnerability

This cup, this cup

I wanna drink it up

To be right here in the middle of it

Right here, right here

This challenging reality

Is better than fear or fantasy

What if my whole world falls apart?

What if my life could be different?

What if I sat right here and took you in

Without the fear and loved you whole

Without the flight and didn't try to pass

This cup, this cup

I wanna drink it up

To be right here in the middle of it

Right here, right here

This beautiful reality

Is better than fear or fantasy

Is better than fear or fantasy

Is better than fear or fantasy