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This one thing -- Driver's Test
There’s that one thing in everyone’s life
that you KNOW you can do,
you KNOW you can accomplish,
but it always seems like
there’s something in your way.
An obstacle,
a roadblock
always preventing you
from achieving
this one task,
this one event,
this one thing.
And this road block,
you didn’t put it there
it’s not your fault,
and there’s nothing you can do
to move it or speed up the process.
But continuously,
it’s there,
always haunting you
And you KNOW
that if it would only go away,
if you could move it yourself,
you could achieve
this one task,
this one event,
this one thing,
that you so desperately need and want.
And then, finally you have the chance
the roadblocks have disappeared,
you’re ready,
you’re confident,
and you KNOW you can do it.
The pressure is on, this is it.
this is your opportunity to complete
this one task,
this one event,
this one thing
that you’ve worked so hard for
and want so badly.
And then,
its ripped away from you,
just like that
They tell you “You CAN’T”
but you KNOW you CAN
as does everyone who’s close to you.
But THEY tell you 'You CANT'.
they become yet another roadblock
As if they know any better
than you (yourself!), what you’re capable of.
And so you’ve failed.
you’ve failed this one task,
this one event,
this one thing
that you’ve longed so much for
and wanted so badly
and worked so hard for.
You failed.
Now what?
Do I try again, and soon
before I forget how much this means to me?
how important this is?
Or do I wait awhile,
and practice, practice, practice
work, work, work
until its absolutely and totally perfect,
as flawless as it could possibly be?
The one thing I do KNOW
is that I WON’T give up,
I CAN’T give up,
that’s simply not an option.
I've only got three tries to get this right,
and with one strike already,
I guess I’d better practice, practice, practice
work, work, work
until its absolutely and totally perfect
as flawless as it possibly could be.
Because I CAN’T lose,
and I WON’T give up,
and I WILL succeed,
Because I KNOW I can.
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