Hard Long High Far
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They say they are so proud of you
They say you are the best of them
Yet when it gets down to it
It’s not their claps, nor their cheers
It’s your ambition, desire, and fear
You run forward and make a leap
Not because of what you’ll meet
You dream so high that you could fly
Not for anyone but for you
You try so hard it nearly hurts
Yet watch the winner come forward and look
You try to smile and it often works
Yet that’s not why you're here
Through nights your fingers press the keys
Through days you strive for productivity
Not for the crowd's cheering chants
Not for that fleeting moment of joy
You work so hard, and strive so long
You dream so high, and reach so far
For the final moment when it all comes forward
For the final moment when it's done
Your prize is set on the table
Right before you so you can see it
The prize is reaching your dreams
Dreams that took so long to reach
That when you get there you dance wth pride
Not because the dream was worth it
Not because the crowd cheers for you
Not because of their raging claps
But because you're there, you finally made it
All the hard work is off your shoulders
You finally made it to the top
All your ambition, desire, and fear
Are left before you with the prize
The prize that took so long to reach
That you reach, yet again, for another dream