you can study the ancients
you can learn every fact
you can follow the cycles that leave and come back
how everything changes
it's been ever thus
one day you're a comet
the next day you're dust
but you won't stop there
no you won't stop there
there's always the future and you won't stop there

tyrants and kings do their usual things
and you try to stay out of their way
follow the truth and you'll find what you need everyday

--Bob Seger, "Won't Stop", Face The Promise