There was a man who thoughtHe could avoid all of the thingsThat stood up in his wayFriends would say that he should Plan to spend more timeThere's lots of trouble in a dayWith just enough workAnd a short line to a goalHe was so sure he cou ld secure his placeHe wanted a lot and was soQuick to say how this smallWorld was unfair to its raceHe'd spend his time, sp ends his timeDeciding routes with lines, routes with linesThere was no time, was no timeFor corners in the lines, corners in linesYour pathway grows darkWas clear at the startYou're not!You're not!You're not aloneYour pathway grows darkWas clea r at the startYou're not!You're not!You're not aloneNot listening to the people we were closeThere always seemed to be an easy wayThe work was tiresome, a thing to avoidLeaving lots of time so he could playHe'd spend his time, spend his timeShor tening lines, shortening linesThere was no time, there was no timeTo spend too long on the line, long on the lineYour pathwa y grows darkWas clear at the startYou're not!You're not!You're not aloneYour pathway grows darkWas clear at the startYou 're not!You're not!You're not alone