things don't always work out (the way you plan)
musings in the reflective quiet of an empty house.
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advice i want to pass on, based on a lot of hard-won experience. always have a backup plan for your backup plan....
Lyrics
Things Don't Always Work Out (The Way You Plan) -- Jim Dyer
Things don't always work out the way you plan.
They don't always work out the way you plan.
You can search for years for just the right person,
marry, knowing the odds are against you.
It's a flip of a coin -- a 50/50 proposition --
and some will want to gamble again and again, 'cause things...
You can have your children, try to raise them right,
keep them warm and sheltered from the night, try to
teach them lessons you learned the hard way and they might
grow up loving you or hating you and everything you say, 'cause things...
You can offer yourself and your life to your country,
splay your guts out, wash 'em in a chemical rain,
bathe yourself in the glory of the moment that'll soon be forgotten when
all you ever wanted was to get safely through the day, 'cause things...
You can slog to work day after day,
give up your family and your health for the check they pay.
Do what they tell you, but don't do it too well 'cause the slackers keep their
heads down and the bosses put the challengers through hell, 'cause things...
You can strangle every nickel, save it for a rainy day,
get in the market so that, maybe, you'll be rich one day and
just when you think you've found the rainbow's end, something
comes along to notice and tries to take it all back again 'cause things...
You can decide to chuck it, cash it all in,
give up the struggle, let the undertow drag you in --
gasp in the froth and choke on the sand and then
float to the surface and shed your past like the reptile sheds his skin 'cause things...
You'll want to come back, strong, and itchin' for a fight.
You'll want to climb that mountain and conquer the world that first night,
but when you get dried off and your head hits the pillow,
remember, to be strong, you've got to bend like the willow, knowin' things...
