They tell me   When I've got my life on my mind   They're sorry   But they can't do a thing about it till tomorrow      I tell them   Now I don't want a lot of your time   Maybe they listen   Oh, but what do they know of my pain and my sorrow      Oooh, what will it cost you   After how many tears I've cried   How much longer must I try      Directions presenting themselves every day   Are bypassed   'Cause of somebody else's foolish limitations      Rejections - many have I had in my way   But I go on, yes, I do now, and try to overcome the bad vibrations      Oooh, what does it get you   Stealing somebody else's pride   How much longer must I cry      I can see all the things of which I've dreamed   If I dream any longer-what will it mean      Reflections   Of all I have wanted so long   Still are with me   As I ask myself how much longer must I try