Not all races that you win

Have cheers and fanfare at the end

Not all mountaintops you climb

Will immortalize you in time

Not all planes you learn to fly

Can write your name across the sky

Not all stories that you write

Will be best sellers overnight

For sometimes you’re the only one

Who knew the race had to be run

And it looked easy to the top

To those who couldn’t see the drop

Some planes weren’t even built til you

Had to construct them while you flew

And sometimes stories must be told

Of life on the less traveled road

So climb your mountain, run your race

Don’t worry over time or place

For each small victory’s one more stone

To build a life you call your own