You must know someone like him, he was tall and strong and lean
Body like a greyhound, mind so sharp and keen
But his heart just like a laurel grew twisted on itself
'Til almost everything he did brought pain to someone else

It's not just what you're born with
It's what you choose to bear
It's not how large your share is
But how much you can share
It's not the fights you dreamed of
But those you really fought
It's not just what you're given
But what you do with what you've got

For what's the use of two strong legs, if you only run away
What good is the finest voice, if you've nothing good to say
What good are strength and muscles, if you only push and shove
What's the use of two good ears, if you can't hear those you love

It's not just what you're born with
It's what you choose to bear
It's not how large your share is
But how much you can share
It's not the fights you dreamed of
But those you really fought
It's not just what you're given
But what you do with what you've got

Between those who use their neighbors, and those who use a cane
Those in constant power and those in constant pain
Between those who run to evil and those who cannot run
Tell me, which ones are the cripples and which ones touch the sun?

It's not just what you're born with
It's what you choose to bear
It's not how large your share is
But how much you can share
It's not the fights you dreamed of
But those you really fought
It's not just what you're given
But what you do with what you've got
It's what you do with what you've got