for the best

out past the boundary of what was tame

a moral heart might think safety is found

there is no one who dares to take the blame

this is no cause for cowardice or shame

to make us tremble here or go to ground

out past the boundary of what was tame

still each small heart knows what is in the game

and here is nothing that could you astound

there is no one who dares to take the blame

for what was done nor any who could claim

the proper due or take time to propound

out past the boundary of what was tame

the rules for keeping all our hopes the same

in times when only false fortunes abound

there is no one who dares to take the blame

so in this place of true dishonest fame

we listen for the last triumphant sound

out past the boundary of what was tame

there is no one who dares to take the blame