The song came on the radio- and we started singing it.
Badly, it's true, but the attempt is what matters.
You claimed to love the song- but you didn't know it.
Not well enough to sing along, at any rate.
Yes, we make mistakes in singing it-
Moving stanzas around and mumbling the parts we don't understand.
You weren't able to join us- because you didn't know the song-
Hadn't taken it into yourself, made it a part of you, as inseparable as your soul.
We can't help you learn it, you must realize-
You have to write this song called Life.