Life doesn’t have to be amazing…
It doesn’t have to be ideal.
Life doesn’t have to be crazy…
It doesn’t have to be surreal.
Life isn’t a matter of having it free…
It doesn’t have to be fair.
Life rarely is just what you want it to be…
It can leave you to hang in the air.

Life doesn’t have to be carefree…
Lying on a hot beach in the sun.
Life doesn’t always have to agree…
It doesn’t have to be fun.
Though, life doesn’t have to be depressing…
It doesn’t have to be profound.
Life doesn’t have to be distressing…
And trampling you into the ground.

Life is just one big gamble, you know…
So don’t cash in your chips while ahead.
Try taking a risk and giving it a go…
By raising the ante instead.
If you want your life to be thriving…
Then whatever life is to you…
Endeavour always to keep striving…
And see what your endeavours can do.