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He's sitting there thinking\r
\nWishing he was drinking\r
\nHe's thinking of the impact\r
\nThat he makes upon the world\r
\n\r
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He hates how much effort it takes\r
\nTo think of what difference he makes\r
\nHe thinks his life is pointless\r
\nAnd he's fearful that he's right\r
\n\r
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Not a single inch he goes\r
\nMakes a difference, this he knows\r
\n'Cause every single inch he moves\r
\nA million more have moved before\r
\n\r
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Every time he has a thought\r
\nHe think it's something he was taught\r
\nHe's never had a vision\r
\nJust reflections in his head\r
\n\r
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Life's too full of choices\r
\nFull of siren, fighting voices\r
\nAll so many ways to go\r
\nThat the path is never clear\r
\n\r
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To him each way is far too tough\r
\nHe feels he cannot do enough\r
\nThe endless open space becomes\r
\nA trap with no escape\r
\n\r
\n

Each choice presents a hundred more\r
\nEach no harder than before\r
\nBut though his changes shape the world\r
\nThey do not change his life\r
\n\r
\n

He cannot see his footprint\r
\nBecause he won't look behind him\r
\nAnd he cannot see his shadow\r
\n'Cause he's giving off the light\r
\nHe cannot see his writing\r
\n'Cause he's looking at the paper\r
\nAnd he cannot see that he is doing\r
\nExactly what is right\r
\n\r
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