There was once a man who didn’t give a damn,
Who tried and he tried and he tried.
The pain brought on tears and oh so many fears,
Of hopes to make his dreams come alive.
The nights all grew dark at that cold winter park,
The swing just always kept swingin’.
But he held on until blue skies at dawn,
The clouds and dreary winds all stopped sweeping.
He had no more fear about losing his years,
Didn’t give a damn about drinkin’,
Tried with his might on those lonely nights,
No time for a lesson on sleeping.
He chose the pain of hope not gone astray,
Chose to believe in the line.
Of sights less known and hopes fully grown,
Of mastering what he was thinkin’.
This man came through and found morning dew,
And summer’s sun started peakin’.
And wouldn’t you know it, the man didn’t show it,
But boy there were tears deep inside.
For his hope came to be and his dream’s destiny,
Was for his life to finally shine.
Boy yes it did, his vacated fear, his years lost to those lonely drives.
Because he fuckin’ did it, yes that man he did it, because he tried and he tried and he tried.
– Thomas M. Watt
Thomas M. Watt 