You say it wouldn't work
It wouldn't take
It wouldn't do any good
It wouldn't change a thing
And I being I
Can't say much to deny it
but I'm stuck with an urge
to only have tried it
You say it wouldn't do
It wouldn't shake
It wouldn't shake any waves
It wouldn't be no use
And you being you
You know sure how to phrase it
And I being I
I just have to embrace it ...
Don't I
You say it wouldn't breathe
It wouldn't move
It wouldn't stay in the groove
It wouldn't stand a chance
You say it wouldn't wash
It wouldn't wear
it wouldn't go anywhere
It wouldn't do it for you
You say it wouldn't float
it wouldn't stick
I would sink like a brick
in a bottomless pit

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悲観的な人はどこにでもいて、とりわけ音楽業界には顕著だと思う。この曲で歌われている人は、（自分が）成功すると思えないでいるんだ。From savoywebsite.com