If and when

If you can hold your head up high
when things are not so good
if you have lost your wings and you can't fly
even though you should

if you can stop yourself from giving up
when fate has tricked you and you're trapped
if you can find another way to turn things around
when everything is lost and buried in the ground

if you can make your actions speak louder than words
if you always know what you are walking towards
if you can dream but not let dreams rule your life
if you can cut through problems like butter is cut by a knife

if you can learn to play life's game of chess
you may find yourself in front of success
when it will happen you can't know
just work, sweat, bleed and grow

Failing

You try to find a place of your own
all the dreams you had may have been wrong
you search the life you always wanted
you think that everything is granted

that over night you can become a big shot
but things don't really work like that
although you work your fingers to the bone
you're still nowhere you're still alone

and as time passes along
the journey to success may be too long
and fear strikes you in the heart
reaching it may be to hard