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If i can't do
what i want to do
then my job is to not
do what i don't want
to do


It's not the same thing
but it's the best i can
do


If i can't have
what i want . . . then
my job is to want
what i've got
and be satisfied
that at least there
is something more to want


Since i can't go
where i need
to go . . . then i must . . . go
where the signs point
through always understanding
parallel movement
isn't lateral


When i can't express
what i really feel
i practice feeling
what i can express
and none of it is equal


I know
but that's why mankind
alone among the animals
learns to cry
If i can't do    what i want to do    then my job is to not    do what i don't want    to do         It's not the same thing    but it's the best i can    do         If i can't have    what i want . . . then    my job is to want    what i've got    and be satisfied    that at least there    is something more to want         Since i can't go    where i need    to go . . . then i must . . . go    where the signs point    through always understanding    parallel movement    isn't lateral         When i can't express    what i really feel    i practice feeling    what i can express    and none of it is equal         I know    but that's why mankind    alone among the animals    learns to cry