With uncertainty and alarm you are stricken
You believe there's zero chance for you, child?
Why, the best books haven't been composed
The best race hasn't been run,
The best score hasn't been made yet,
The best melody hasn't been sung,
The best tune hasn't been played yet,
Brighten up, for the world is youthful!
No way? Why the world is simply excited
For things that you should make
Its store of genuine riches is as yet pitiful
Its needs are unremitting and awesome,
It longs for more power and magnificence
More chuckling and love and sentiment,
More dependability, work and obligation,
No possibility - why there's only shot!
For the best verse hasn't been rhymed yet,
The best house hasn't been arranged,
The most astounding pinnacle hasn't been climbed yet,
The mightiest waterways aren't spread over,
Try not to stress and fuss, cowardly,
The odds have quite recently started,
For the Best occupations haven't been begun,
The Best work hasn't been finished.