[Intro: distant marching drums] One step Then another One breath Then another The road is long Good So are we [Verse 1] We started with a picture No one else could clearly see Just a line across the distance And a place we meant to be There were voices from the sidelines There were reasons we could stop But the mountain never moved for us So we started toward the top [Pre-Chorus] Boots on the ground Eyes on the rise No looking down No compromise We don’t need the road to open We’ll make one as we go [Chorus] March on March on Toward the fire Toward the dawn Step by step And mile by mile We carry every trial March on March on Let the tired become strong We didn’t come this far To almost win We came to triumph [Post-Chorus] Hey! Hey! Forward! Hey! Hey! Forward! [Verse 2] There were nights we lost direction There were days we lost our nerve There were moments when the finish Felt like more than we deserved But a goal is not a promise It’s a challenge you accept And the distance only disappears Because somebody takes the next step [Pre-Chorus] Feet in the dust Hands to the sky Fall if we must Get up and rise Every scar becomes a marker Saying we were here before [Chorus] March on March on Toward the fire Toward the dawn Step by step And mile by mile We carry every trial March on March on Let the tired become strong We didn’t come this far To almost win We came to triumph [Bridge: drums only, call and response] When the road gets steep [Group] WE CLIMB When the night gets deep [Group] WE SHINE When they say enough [Group] ONE MORE When we hit the wall [Group] BREAK THROUGH [Build: full band rising] Not because it’s easy Not because we know Not because the world will hand us Anything we’re owed We move because the vision Still burns behind our eyes And every step that hurt us Taught us how to rise [Final Chorus: massive] March on March on Now the horizon’s coming on Step by step And mile by mile We turned the pain to power March on March on Hear the whole world sing along We didn’t come this far To almost win We came to triumph [Key Change] Raise the banner Sound the drums Look how far Look what we’ve become Every failure Every fall Built the strength To take it all One more step One more climb One more push One more time Until the dream We chased so long Is standing right where we belong [Final Chant] Forward! Forward! Never stop Forward! Forward! To the top Forward! Forward! Through the storm Triumph isn’t found It’s formed [Outro: marching drums slowing] One step Then another One breath Then another [Lead, quietly] And then We arrive
