Life is a Pitch by Wong Shao Hao
Life is a pitch
A huge one
You have 10 friends
11 enemies
You have a goal
You want to score
But them enemies will stop at nothing
To get the ball
As you dribble left, dribble right
You get past one, two
But you do not pass
At the third you are robbed
Now you learn that life is not single-player mode
No matter how good you elastico
You need friends
And they need you
This moment the fiend fools you
Right between the legs, ole!
Humiliated and ashamed you give a futile chase
Too late, the ball has hit the back of your net
Your fans are jeering
But your team doesn't blame
A huge one
You have 10 friends
11 enemies
You have a goal
You want to score
But them enemies will stop at nothing
To get the ball
As you dribble left, dribble right
You get past one, two
But you do not pass
At the third you are robbed
Now you learn that life is not single-player mode
No matter how good you elastico
You need friends
And they need you
This moment the fiend fools you
Right between the legs, ole!
Humiliated and ashamed you give a futile chase
Too late, the ball has hit the back of your net
Your fans are jeering
But your team doesn't blame
“Heads up, heads up!”
They encourage all the same
Now you learn that when you make mistakes
Some will say "it's your fault!"
While there are those who’ll stand by you
It's them you have to treasure
With a new-found confidence
You are given the ball to start again
Communicating well, playing tiki-taka
All is stable as the team works its way up
Just when you least expect it
Someone tackles from behind, you fall in agony
It was clearly a foul
But ref says play on
Now you learn that this is not a fair game
Life doesn't come with free-kicks
But what can you do?
Nothing is ever fair
You pick yourself up
Continue the game
You win the ball back
Show them what's Daddy's name
There is a chance now
For a strike on goal
But you hesitate, you lose focus
No power in the shot
Now you learn that opportunities come and go
You have to grab them
Grab hold of them tightly
Don't let them slip away
You are getting tired, but don't be
It is just the starting 17 minutes
A whole 90 to play, don't give up just yet
Who knows, if you're lucky there might even be extra time
There's a long way to go in this short game of life
Every second, every minute, make it count
Put in your all, give your best
Score as many goals as you can
But don't forget to have fun and enjoy
Together with your friends
Learn from mistakes
Play on with no regrets
After all, you only get to play this game once
So play till the final whistle
When it all ends
You can lie peacefully and tell yourself that you have won
They encourage all the same
Now you learn that when you make mistakes
Some will say "it's your fault!"
While there are those who’ll stand by you
It's them you have to treasure
With a new-found confidence
You are given the ball to start again
Communicating well, playing tiki-taka
All is stable as the team works its way up
Just when you least expect it
Someone tackles from behind, you fall in agony
It was clearly a foul
But ref says play on
Now you learn that this is not a fair game
Life doesn't come with free-kicks
But what can you do?
Nothing is ever fair
You pick yourself up
Continue the game
You win the ball back
Show them what's Daddy's name
There is a chance now
For a strike on goal
But you hesitate, you lose focus
No power in the shot
Now you learn that opportunities come and go
You have to grab them
Grab hold of them tightly
Don't let them slip away
You are getting tired, but don't be
It is just the starting 17 minutes
A whole 90 to play, don't give up just yet
Who knows, if you're lucky there might even be extra time
There's a long way to go in this short game of life
Every second, every minute, make it count
Put in your all, give your best
Score as many goals as you can
But don't forget to have fun and enjoy
Together with your friends
Learn from mistakes
Play on with no regrets
After all, you only get to play this game once
So play till the final whistle
When it all ends
You can lie peacefully and tell yourself that you have won
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