A field, desolate And underfoot, a tarmac river flows I wait to depart, an inconceivable aught When you're no wings and all elbows Oh, it's so cold I watch my breath unfold It wraps us in a cloud of gloom Through adversity Hope must not become the casualty It's common for people to believe Everything happens for a reason I'm sorry that's false, and it's poison Even if there is no purpose To the things that you have gone through An ordeal can reveal an airfield Stop, disown fear And I'll be here If you need a friend, my dear So you're down on your luck, you're down You're down on your luck, you're down But that don't mean you're out No, it don't mean you're out now So you're down on your luck, you're down Yeah, you're down on your luck, you're down But that don't mean you're out No, it don't mean you're out now It don't mean you're out now It don't mean you're out So you're down on your luck, you're down You're down on your luck, you're down But that don't mean you're out It don't mean you're out now It don't mean you're out now It don't mean you're out No, it don't! You're down on your luck, you're down Yeah, you're down on your luck, you're down But that don't mean you're out It don't mean you're out now It don't mean you're out now It don't mean you're out (no, it don't!) So you're down on your luck, you're down Yeah, you're down on your luck, you're down But that don't mean you're out It don't mean you're out now It don't mean you're out now It don't mean you're out When the wind's against you Remember this insight That's the optimal condition For birds to take flight Now the wind's against you Don't give up the fight