Song lyrics downloaded from: https://www.albumsongandlyrics.com ------------------------------------------ Kansas - Distant Vision ------------------------------------------ (Kerry Livgren) On a night as I lay sleeping In a dream I saw the shore Of a distant land where promise lay in wait And I heard the sound of voices Of a million hungry souls Now it comes to me to lead them to the gate But I am just a man Not worthy of this plan With a strength that's not my own, I must rise Chorus: And I will bear the light (and the vision leads me onward) That blind men have their sight I'd sail a thousand seas to make it so To the Kings I gave the mission In the hopes that they would share In the joy of setting countless captives free But the lust for gold and power is luring us away From the calling that began in purity But I'm still just a man Not worthy of this plan With a strength that's not my own, I will rise (Chorus) [Instrumental break] Now a tempest rages in my heart As this fever furies on Soon these islands promise rest and hope My answers wait beyond their shores Dream on... Hungry eyes are standing on the sand They beckon us to bring the tide Sovereign hand must hold me now I plead with you Be my solace and my guide...by my side And I will walk with you On the shores of the land of promise That blind men see you too I'd sail a thousand seas to make it so