Perseverance

You can't hit a baseball till you learn to swing a bat
Before you do a somersault there's lots of falling flat
If getting good's the question the answer's very clear
To get to where you're going, well, you've got to persevere

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So Try, Try, Try, Try, Try, and Try again
Why cry, "Why?", when you can try again
You can help by giving yourself another chance and then...
Whenever it's tough just show ‘em your stuff
And try and try again

You can't play a violin until you learn to bow
You can't play a saxophone until you learn to blow
If getting good's the question the answer's very clear
To get to where you're going, well, you've got to persevere

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When you have to practice to make it on the team
Or when you've got some homework that makes you want to scream
You're sure to find that nothin' ever makes you feel as good
As when you finally get it right just like you knew you could... So

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Whenever it's tough just show ‘em your stuff
And try... and try... a-gain!

© 2005 Smilin' Atcha Music, Inc./Pam-O-Land (ASCAP)

Written by Red Grammer and Pamela Phillips Oland

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