I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've traveled each and every highway
But then again, too few to mention
And saw it through without exception
Each careful step along the byway
Oh, and more, much more than this
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you know
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I faced it all and I stood tall
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fails, my share of losing
And may I say, not in a shy way
For what is a man, what has he got
If not himself, then he has not
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words he would reveal
The record shows I took the blows