Forgotten Man
By Thomas B. Heffner
(Verse 1)
No matter how hard I try,
Nothing I do seems to be right.
I give my best for everyone,
On my shoulders I carry a ton.
Yet I'm overlooked and forgotten,
Tossed aside, left broken.
(Pre-Chorus 1)
My life is not my own, like a sea,
Driven by the wind, it's tossing me.
(Chorus)
I'm a failure in all I seem to do,
Always depressed and endlessly blue.
Every step I take, I'm pushed back three,
Trying to stand tall but weak in the knees.
It seems I'm sinking in quicksand,
Stuck where I am, a forgotten man.
(Verse 2)
I have many talents to share,
Yet I falter despite my care.
I show my skills to those in need,
But am rejected for another breed.
Passed over each and every time,
Up the ladder of success, I never climb.
(Pre-Chorus 2)
So I go again, trying once more,
Standing alone, with no friends at my door.
(Chorus)
I'm a failure in all I seem to do,
Always depressed and endlessly blue.
Every step I take, I'm pushed back three,
Trying to stand tall but weak in the knees.
It seems I'm sinking in quicksand,
Stuck where I am, a forgotten man.
(Verse 3)
My time has come and gone,
I feel feeble and worn.
I stand in the cold all alone,
Still unsuccessful, unknown.
Nothing I leave to be remembered for,
Sailing off to that distant shore.
(Pre-Chorus 3)
I leave behind regrets and sorrow,
All who knew me will forget tomorrow.
(Chorus)
I was a failure in all I seemed to do,
Always depressed and endlessly blue.
Every step I took, I was pushed back three,
I tried to stand tall but was weak in the knees.
It seems I always found myself in quicksand,
Stuck where I was in life, a forgotten man.
(Bridge - Desperate, Climactic Release)
Why must life keep tearing me apart?, I still survive,
Every failure weighs upon my heart.
Yet in this darkness, I still survive,
Clinging to the last spark alive.
(Final Chorus - Reframed for Impact)
Though I was a failure in all I seemed to do,
Still I fight through the endless blue.
Every step I take, though pushed back three,
I stand again, though weak in the knees.
Even in the quicksand of my plan,
I rise from the depths, no longer just a forgotten man.
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