This is a swing-era-type song about doing your best.
Story behind the song
I love that boogie-woogie style and tempo and wanted to incorporate it into one of my songs.
Lyrics
Take Your Best Shot
Oh, you been crying—not really trying
You been out blaming the world for the shape that you’re in
Your life’s in tatters—what really matters
Is what you’re gonna do to get on top again
Take your best shot, baby
Give it all that you’ve got
Aim high, not low
Take your best shot, honey
Hit it out of the park
Go on and let it go
‘cause you got it all inside you
Now it’s time for you to let it show
You been complaining—over-explaining
Instead of digging deep and rolling up your sleeves
And now it’s all up to you
Do what you can do
Whatever it is that your heart believes
You don’t need no diploma or a stack of phoney PhD’s
Take your best shot, baby
Give it all that you got
Aim high, not low
Take your best shot, honey
Hit it out of the park
Go on and let it go
You got it all inside you
Now it’s time for you to let it show
*Words and Music By John Eimen* *Copyright 2010*