I am not one of those who has an appreciation for mediocrity,
Satisfaction from merely completing is not my way;
Nor is giving in and hiding after in the shadows alee.
No honor is given to the participant who flees,
His humiliation is all that those in attendance will say,
I am not one of those who has an appreciation for mediocrity.
Though winning alone is not the goal that engages men like me,
No, for me, much of the satisfaction comes from the mere act of play;
Nor is giving in and hiding after in the shadows alee.
An effort is not completed with a faint and failed plea,
The question of forgiveness will not be taken for that day;
I am not one of those who has an appreciation for mediocrity,
I have seen my share of dawns, alone and as a part of we,
The sunlight breaking our spirit much as it does the day;
Nor is giving in and hiding after in the shadows alee.
Again, for you, I and us, satisfaction can come from the act of play,
Though attempts to win fairly are certainly okay;
I am not one of those who has an appreciation for mediocrity,
Nor is giving in and hiding after in the shadows alee.