HOW MUCH COURAGE HAVE YOU GOT

 

May 17^th

 

 

“How Much Courage Have You Got”

 

 

How much courage have you got

How hard have you worked How long have you fought

To get to this place in your life which you always sought

Had to get to this place in order to get to the next stage

I remember planning it all so well in my idle thoughts

 

Now again when all looks lost

I get this urge to throw in the towel

Even if it’s only for a while

But somehow I have to remain strong

Even when my life is turning out all wrong

How much courage have you got

Do you remember how hard you fought

Can you rise to the occasion again

To fight a battle you know you can’t win

But maybe just holding your own is a win

Can you rise to the occasion again

Remember how hard you fought

Do you want to throw in the towel

How much courage have you got

 

It comes from inside but I can’t say where

I want to quit

But I searched all through me and there’s no quit in there

And somehow I continue to care

I fight through the hopelessness and fear

And with the future looking so very bleak

And feeling like I’ve been thrown to the snakes in the pit

I do things others  would never dare

 

How much courage have you got

How hard have you worked how long have you fought

Do you want to throw in the towel

If you do then do it now

You got the towel in your hand

But the hand’s not moving anywhere

Because you can’t

I’ve seen you in too many tight spots

The things you’ve learned

And the things you’ve taught

To let it all go for not

 

How much courage have you got

How long have you worked how long have you fought

To get to this place in you life which you always  sought

Had to get to this place in order to get to the next stage

I remember planning it all so well in my idle thoughts

 

Can you rise to the occasion again

To fight a battle you know you can’t win

But holding on is a win

And as long as you got life

 

You’ll find the courage to do it again and again

 

 

3/2/1981        Robert  P.  Wallman