Lyrics

if you're going to try go all the way
otherwise don't even start
this could mean losing
girlfriends
wives
relatives
jobs
and maybe your own mind

it could mean not eating for 3 or 4 days
it could mean freezing on a park bench
it could mean jail
it could mean derision
it could mean mockery
isolation

isolation is the gift
all the others are a test of your endurance
of how much you really want to do it
and you'll do it
despite rejection
and the worst odds
and it will be better than anything else
you could imagine

if you're going to try go all the way
there is no other feeling like that
you'll be alone with the gods
and the nights will flame with fire
you will ride life straight to perfect laughter
it's the only good fight there is