YOUR WAY
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Your Way
Lyrics by Hal Pollock
And now it’s finally here
The day I feared, would come for certain
Disgrace, it’s crystal clear
Fell on my face, bring down the curtain
I’ve lived, a fantasy
Oh woe is me, it’s just the guy way
Why so?
I’m sure you know
I did it my way
I flopped, I dropped the ball
A dreadful fall, and hypertension
Ignored what you said to do
I stumbled through, and lost my pension
I steered the plane off course
But now at last I found the sure way
This time I got it right
I did it your way
Yes, there were times, I really knew
There was no chance I’d make it through
But when in doubt you double down
Show all the world, a circus clown
But then I tried, swallowed my pride,
and did it your way
I dreamed, I fought and tried
A million times of my own choosing
But now the man inside
Has grown so tired of always losing
And so, with great regret
I must concede in a mature way
You win, I’ve given in
I did it your way
For what is a man, who is a flop?
Who thinks he can, who just won’t stop?
He never knows when he should quit
To say “It’s time”
To say “That’s it”
This record’s done for I have won
I did it your way
Yes, it was your way.
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