Too This, Too That

[couchgrouch]

Too This, Too ThatWith his Payless Nike's little Joe practiced nightlyon his driveway basketball courtbut when he walked in that gym coach took one look at himand said he was way too shortbut it's not how big you areit's how high you jumpJoe was tall in his heartand he showed 'em how to dunkhe learned some say "don't do this, don't do thatyou'll fail cos you're too this, too thattoo small, too poor, too slow, too fatbut think of what you'll be missin'if you think of what you lackbe smart and just don't listenif they say "you're too this, too that"when Bonnie lost her husband it was a big adjustmenttrying to run their cafe by herselffriends and advisors said it might be wiserto let someone younger run things for a spellbut she loved that restauranteven if she was gettin' oldshe knew her husband'd wanther to run it even thoughsome will say "don't do this, don't do thatyou'll fail cos you're too this, too thattoo small, too poor, too slow, too fatbut think of what you'll be missin'if you think of what you lackbe smart and just don't listenif they say "you're too this, too that"none of us is born idealso we shouldn't let others make us feeltoo this, too that(c)2006 Robert George