"One Bad Break"

This is a bit of advice to myself that I wish I had followed better. On a side note, the lovely lady on the wall in the photo is Marianne Gravatte, Playboy’s 1983 Playmate of the Year.

One Bad Break

© 1987 Brian Hutzell

Growing up, your mother said,

"You better do your homework!"

Make a list, prioritize

Keep your life in order

Practice makes perfect

That's what you want to be

Perfection leads to success

Sounded like a guarantee

Suffering through growing pains

It didn't take long to learn

Fairness seems to not exist

Sometimes you're gonna get burned

You didn't lose your talent because of one bad break

You'll get another shot

That's just a chance you take

You're still the same person minus one mistake

It's easy to recover from one bad break

Practicing, rehearsing

You've got your eyes on stardom

Be aware, I'm sure you know

The road will be a hard one

Practice makes perfect

That's what you've been told

But it takes more than that to turn your dreams to gold

Promises, the inside track

Now it's a test of will

Each campaign a brave attack

Someday you'll take the hill

You didn't lose your talent because of one bad break

You'll get another shot

That's just a chance you take

You're still the same person minus one mistake

It's easy to recover from one bad break

So you've been rejected

You'll have plenty other chances

Maybe you're dejected

But the only thing you've lost is a little of your innocence

Remember to practice

Cause practice makes perfect

Practice makes perfect

Practice makes perfect

Practice makes it worth your time to try again

You didn't lose your talent because of one bad break

You'll get another shot

That's just a chance you take

You're still the same person minus one mistake

It's easy to recover from one bad break

Revere, MA

1984