You have brains in your head
YOu have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose
You’re on your own (well not us !!) And you know what you know
And YOU are the guy who’ll decided where to go.
You’ll look up and down streets. Look ‘em over with care.
About some you will say, “I don’t choose to go there”
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
you’re too smart to go down any not-so-good street.
And you may not find any
you’ll want to go down,
In that case of course
you’ll head straight out of town
It’s opener there
in the wide open air,
Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you
And when things start to happen
Don’t worry, don’t stew
Just go right along.
You’ll start happening too.
Oh! The Places You’ll Go!
You’ll be on your way up!
You’ll be seeing great sights!
You’ll join the high fliers
who soar to high heights.
You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed
You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead.
Wherever you fly, you’ll be best of the best.
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.
Except when youdon’t
Because, sometimes, you won’t
I’m sorry to say so
but, sadly, it’s true
that Bang-ups
and Hang-ups
can happen to you
You can get all hung up
in a prickle-ly perch.
And your gang will fly on
You’ll be left in a Lurch
You’ll come down from the Lurch
with an unpleasant bump
And chances are, then
that you’ll be in a slump
And when you’re in a slump
you’re not in for much fun
un-slumping yourself
is not easily done.
You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.
Some windows are lighted. But mostly they’re darked.
A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
How much can you lose? How much can you win?
And IF you go in, should you turn left or right…
or right and three quarters or maybe not quite?
Or go around the back and sneak in from behind?
Simple it’s not, I’m afraid you will find,
for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.
You can get so confused
that you’ll start in to race
down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place…....
for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow
Everyone is just waiting.
NO!
That’s not for you
Somehow you’ll escape
all that waiting and staying
YOu’ll find the bright places
where Boom Bands are playing
With banner flip-flapping
once more you’ll ride high
Ready for anything under the sky.
Ready because you’re that kind of guy!
Oh the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done!
There are points to be scored, there are games to be won.
And the magical things you can do with that ball
will make you the winning-est winner of all.
Fame! YOu’ll be famous as famous can be,
with the whole wide world watching you win on TV
Except when they don’t
Because, sometimes, they won’t
I’m afraid that some times
you’ll play lonely games too
Games you can’t win
‘cause you play against you
All alone!
Whether you like it or not,
Alone is something
you’ll be quite a lot.
And when you’re alone, there’s a very good chance
you’ll meet things that scare you right out of your pants
There are some, down the road between hither and yon
that can scare you so much you won’t want to go on
But on you will go
thought the weather be foul
On you will go
though your enemies prowl.
On you will go
through the Hakken-Kraks howl
Onward up many
a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore
and your sneakers may leak
On and on you will hike
and I know you’ll hike far
and face up to your problems
whatever they are
You’ll get mixed up, of course,
as you already know.
You’ll get mixed up
with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that LIfe’s
a great Balancing Act
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft
and never mix up your right foot with your left
And will you succeed?
Yes. You will indeed!
Ninety Eight and three quater percent guaranteed.
Kid, you’ll move mountains!
So…..
be you name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O’shea
you’re off to great places!
Today is your day!
YOur mountain is waiting….
So…..get on your way!
