The Courage of Love

The fighter in the corner says a prayer before the bell There's a soldier in the dessert finding out that war is hell There's a veteran on the corner with a story sad to tell And there's a man in your mirror that knows you all too well You're gonna get a million answers to what's a measure of a man From the softness of his heart to the hardness of his hands It's always been the same old question ever since this world began But a man can learn a lesson that he don't understand The hardest thing you'll ever do is to tell someone you're sorry You'll never be the bravest man if you can't admit you're scared What you do, and what you say, the strength it's gonna take to stay Comes from somewhere high up above, and that's the courage to love Any fool can pull the trigger, anyone can start a fight But to love is so much bigger, and so beyond what's black or white And if we're gonna give our children a future that is bright Then truth must be the answer, and love is the light The hardest thing you'll ever do is tell someone you're sorry You'll never be the bravest man if you can't admit you're scared What you do, and what you say, the strength it's gonna take to stay Comes from somewhere high up above, that's the courage to love And if you're gonna give yourself to somebody else Then you gotta love someone more than yourself 'Cause the hardest thing you'll ever do is tell someone you're sorry You'll never be the bravest man if you can't admit you're scared What you don't do, what you don't say, the strength it takes to walk away Comes from somewhere high up above, that's the courage to love The courage of love That's the courage of love