All the time that I am taking in, and I'm changing All the ways that I have been and who I am They tell me, patience, patience my friend You gotta ride this out and see it to the end Now I can see all of the things that I can stand to lose Leave me dependency If not the cold, if not the rain What will lead you to shore What will lead you to change Similar to ships at sea we are floating We know not of what lies beneath All the cold steel anchors are holding us in place here There's so much, so much that we can't see They tell me, patience, patience my friend They put their rules on me so I don't end up dead I may be kicking and screaming, but it's all that I've got If I make it out alive, I won't be stopped If not the cold, if not the rain What will lead you to shore What will lead you to change Change course and head for shore Change course and head for shore Change course and head for shore Change course and head for more, for shore If not the cold, if not the rain What will lead you to shore What will keep you from shame