Shoulder The Plow Take up the yoke and shoulder the plow Take up the yoke and shoulder the plow It is bigger than us and we never will best it And no soul shall prevail in triumph when tested And no soul can bear the extent of the cost But to stand idle-handed admits that we've lost Take up the yoke and shoulder the plow Take up the yoke and shoulder the plow You can whistle the past up Wonder tomorrow The best that is left for us to do now Is to take up the yoke And shoulder the plow And plow back under the blood and bravado Fledgling endeavors, disheartened last stands Salvoes shot out from the seat of confusion And plow our best efforts back into the land Take up the yoke and shoulder the plow Take up the yoke and shoulder the plow