simply to say no

what meaning comes lacks any sort of glow
there aren't as many paths as you'd believe
the way to win is simply to say no

the river does not pause in its long flow
but open water has ways to deceive
what meaning comes lacks any sort of glow

sodden with anger we await the blow
that you have made it your life to achieve
the way to win is simply to say no

short is the day when the hot winds don't blow
and there are answers you could not conceive
what meaning comes lacks any sort of glow

decline is what we claim you ought to know
sweet gift that you most wanted to receive
the way to win is simply to say no

when we arrive we learn we soon must go
the time of praise is when we learn to grieve
what meaning comes lacks any sort of glow
the way to win is simply to say no