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you must know someone like him
who was tall and strong and lean
with a body like a greyhound
and a mind so sharp and keen
but his heart, just like a laurel
grew twisted round itself
till almost everything he did
brought pain to someone else
itâs not just what youâre born with
itâs what you choose to bear
itâs not how big your share is
itâs how much you can share
itâs not the fights you dreamed of
itâs those you really fought {ah-wah}
itâs not what youâve been given
itâs what you do with what youâve got
whatâs the use of two strong legs
if you only run away
and whatâs the use of the finest voice
if youâve nothing good to say now, ah
whatâs the use in strength and muscle
if you only push and shove
and whatâs the use of two good ears
if you canât hear those you love
oh whatâs the use of two strong legs
if you only run away
and whatâs the use of the finest voice
hah-ee-ah, hah-ee-ah
whatâs the use in strength and muscle
if you only push and shove
and whatâs the use of two good ears
if you canât hear those you love
between those who use their neighbours
and those who use the cane
between those in constant power
and those in constant pain
between those who run to glory
and those who cannot run
tell me which ones are the cripples
and which ones touch the sun?
which ones touch the sun
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