Trying to make the grade Striving for your best Beginning hopes seem slim as you Break away from all the rest No support from friends or peers The battle rages on Judging life by results Won't show us where we've gone wrong No failure - You cannot afford the cost of wasting your time No failure - Who can decide if it's really your best on the line? Pressure to prevail Logic put off guard Can't reach a higher plane When the past returns with all the scars Guidelines plague our every move Slowing progress down Purpose lost with pa**ing days Will something change this time around? Asking - answering Looking - seeing Should it really be so hard? Seeking - finding Directions clearer Take chance out of the cards