Do You Have What it Takes?

(c) 2006 Ami Worthen

Do you have what it takes?
Do you need a big break?
Will you jump in a lake?
Are you playing for high stakes?
Can you make it alone?
Is this song just a clone?
Does the melody drone?
Can I call you up on the phone?
Are you feeling alright, sitting there with no light?
Can you make it tonight?
Can you love more than you fight?
Are you waiting for cheers?
You’ve been waiting for years.
Do they know what they hear?
Do they criticize out of fear?
Are you ready for more?
Life is still a closed door.
You can’t just go to the store and buy what you’re looking for.
‘Cuz it’s given with time.
Not just a song with some rhymes.
But something truly sublime.
If you believe more than you whine.

Are you waiting for cheers?
You’ve been waiting for years.
Do they know what they hear?
Do they criticize out of fear?
Are you ready for more?
Life is still a closed door.
You can’t just go to the store and buy what you’re looking for.
‘Cuz it’s given with time.
Not just a song with some rhymes.
But something truly sublime.
If you believe more than you whine.