Right On

Remember Hannibal's march?
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Leaving elephant footprints & leading his boys across the Alps
I think I know how he felt
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Not just because it was tough,
but the way his country eventually sold him out
I think of what must have been his immense frustration
There in a land far away
With the prize so close he could almost taste it
Only to hear his leaders say
"Way to go! You did it! Even though you didn't do it, though
Everybody here is feelin' right on!"
(so I'll) Drink a little, take a break,
a break I didn't really need
But after that I know I'm goin' right on
Remember the second World War II?
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A certain general George,
he got in trouble for trying way too hard
I think I know how he felt
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I know it sounds crazy
but I tend to get too wrapped up in work
But me & Patton seem to share that immense frustration
(it's megalomaniacal I know)
Wanting something so bad you can almost taste it
And dragged down by the voices from below (they say)
"Way to go! You're done!
You've gone as far as you will ever go!
Everybody here is feelin' right on!"
So I'll drink a little, take a break, a break I didn't really need
But after that I know I'm going right on!
I know that I'm not alone
The treasure of my heart is calling on the telephone
I've got my friends around me,
they don't seem to hate me yet
My family lends me cash
& they're not strict about the debt
And the world is a place
where the most important thing you can learn is this:
To submit to the will of the man upstairs
and don't get too wrapped up in yourself
And so I guess this is kind of an amateur prayer
for people trying to find their own way,
A request for strength and a reminder to resist
What the well-meaning naysayers say when they say
"Way to go! You did it!
Even though you didn't do it, though!
Everybody here is feelin' right on!"
So I'll drink a little, take a break, a break I didn't really need
But after that I know I'm going right on!
"Way to go! You're done!
You've gone as far as you will ever go!
Everybody here is feelin' right on!"
So I'll drink a little, take a break, a break I didn't really need
But after that I know I'm going right on (Right on...)