Ostrich Theory - Track 12 Lyrics

If I persist, if I continue to try, if I continue to charge forward I will succeed
And I will persist until I succeed
I was not delivered into this world in defeat, nor does failure course in my veins
I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepherd
I am I lion and I refuse to talk to walk to sleep with the sheep
I will hear not those who weep and complain for their disease is contagious
Let them join the sheep
The slaughter house of failure is not my destiny
I will persist until I succeed
The prizes of life are at the end of each journey, not near the beginning
And it is not given to me to know how many steps are necessary to reach my goal
Failure I may still encounter at the 1000th step yet success hides behind the next bend in the road
Never will I know how close it lies unless I turn the corner
Always will I take another step
If that is of no avail I will take another and yet another
One step at a time is not too difficult
I will persist until I succeed
I will never consider defeat and I will remove from my vocabulary such words and phrases as
Quit, cannot, unable, impossible, out of the question, improbable, failure, unworkable
Hopeless, and retreat; for they are the words of fools
I will avoid despair but if this disease of the mind should infect me, then I will work on in despair
I will toil and I will endure
I will ignore the obstacles at my feet and I will keep my eyes on the goals above my head
I know that where dry desert ends green grass grows
I will persist until I succeed
I will try and try again
Each obstacle I will consider as a mere detour to my goal
And I will persist and develop my skills as the mariner develops his
By learning to ride out the wrath of each storm
I will persist and I will succeed
Henceforth I will learn and apply another secret of those who excel
Never will I allow any day to end with a failure thus will I plant the seed of tomorrow's success
I will persist and I will succeed
Nor will I allow yesterday success to lulled me into today's complacency for this
Is the great foundation of failure
I will forget the happenings of the day that is gone whether they were good or bad
And greet the new sun with confidence that this will be the best day of my life
So long as there is breath in me, that long will I persist
For now I know one of the greatest principles of success
If I persist long enough I will win
I will persist and I will win
Nothing on Earth can defeat me