Nothing is perfect in the taking of chances There's always a chance that we've wasted our time And often, it feels as if time has wasted us Feeling destroyed when those chances forsake us But, it simply closes the doors we've lingered too long within Giving us opportunity to chance upon another For although wasted effort plays cruelly upon our hearts No effort at all hurts much worse in regret So we must take our chances Yes, they can leave us worse for wear most times But never broken beyond repair It may feel so But only to give us strength in our weakness To tear down walls when there are no doors to chance upon As there can be no joy without sorrow No courage without fear No determination without failure Without our weaknesses to give us strength We would have no fighting chance at all