Steel Up

Why do I fear what I am
Why do I fear what I'm not
Why do I fear what I might or might not do

Why do I fear my own
Capability to succeed
Why do I fear my own greatness

They say that fear is the only
Thing worth fearing at all
And I have long been afraid
Of the fear I fear

Steel up and do it
Fear is not a good excuse
And there ain't no reason now
To not just go for it
Steel up and do it
You've got nothing left to lose
Except a long time gone
And nothing done to show for it

Why do I build myself up
So I can take myself down
Why do I contemplate failure
Of things I've never done

Why do I spend time concerned
About the awful consequences
Of hypothetical actions

Another grim speculation
Of outcomes I'll never know
Another nail in the coffin
Of the freedom to dream

Steel up and do it
What's left of life is there to use
Don't spend the whole time sitting wondering
What you might have done
And what you might have been
Steel up and do it
You've got nothing left to lose
Except a long time gone
And nothing done to show for it

When we let hope die
We orphan all our ambitions
They'll starve to death on denial
And they'll drown in our tears

What if I
What if you
What if we all didn't care
Would have could have should have might have
If I only

Steel up and do it
There's nothing standing in your way
Except yourself and your excuses of why not
Steel up and do it
You've got nothing left to say
You know you owe it to yourself to give this a shot

Steel up and do it

Steel up and do it
You've got nothing left to lose now
No you don't

Ain't no use denying it now
It's been a long, long road

Go on home now and sit yourself down
You've got a long way to go