A/N – sort of Songfic. Interpreted "Go the Distance" in Ben Gate's pov of finding the treasure.
Disclaimer – I do not own Ben Gates, National Treasure, or "Go the Distance"
Go the Distance
I have often dreamed
Of a far-off place
Where a hero's welcome
Would be waiting for me
Ben Gates has often dreamed
Of finding the far-off hiding place of the treasure.
By finding it, a hero's welcome
Would be waiting for him in the historic community.
Where the crowds will cheer
When they see my face
And a voice keeps saying
This is where I'm meant to be
When he finds the treasure
Crowds will cheer
When they see his face
And a voice in his head keeps saying
This is what was meant to be.
I'll be there someday
I can go the distance
I will find my way
If I can be strong
Ben knows his will be there someday
He can go the distance
He will find his way to the treasure
If he can be strong
I know ev'ry mile
Will be worth my while
When I go the distance
I'll be right where I belong
Ev'ry mile he travels
Will be worth his time
Because when he goes the distance
He'll be right where he belongs.
Down an unknown road
To embrace my fate
Though the road may wander
It will lead me to you
Down some unknown road
To embrace his family's fate
Though the clues may make him wander around
They will lead him to the treasure.
And a thousand years
Would be worth the wait
It may take a lifetime
But somehow I'll see it through
All these generations
Have been worth the wait
It's taken his lifetime
But somehow he's seeing it through
And I won't look back
I can go the distance
And I'll stay on track
No I won't accept defeat
Ben refuses to look back
He knows he can go the distance
And he's staying on track
He will not accept defeat
It's an uphill slope
But I won't lose hope
'Till I go the distance
And my journey is complete
This search is an uphill slope
But he's not losing hope
'Till he goes the distance
And his journey is complete
But to look beyond the glory
Is the hardest part
For a hero's strength
Is measured by his heart
Looking beyond the glory of finding the treasure
Is the hardest part
But Ben knows that a hero's strength
Is measured by his heart.
Like a shooting star
I can go the distance
I will search the world
I will face its harms
Like a shooting star
Ben can go the distance
He is willing to search the world
And face all sorts of harm
I don't care how far
I can go the distance
Till I find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms
He doesn't care how far it is
He can go the distance
Till he finds his hero welcome
Waiting in the community
I will search the world
I will face its harms
Till I find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms
Ben searched the world
He faced many harms
Now he's found his hero welcome
That was waiting in Abigail's arms.
The End
A/N – not very good but oh well.