tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27949018684383792882011-04-21T16:23:33.822-07:00Stan the Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809934505977609753noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794901868438379288.post-5213356588102786262008-06-24T20:36:00.000-07:002008-06-24T22:35:46.408-07:00<a href="http://www.myspace.com/prodigalontherun">Prodigal on the Run</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2794901868438379288-521335658810278626?l=nosuchthingasovernightsuccess.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stan the Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809934505977609753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794901868438379288.post-25412353524049159172008-06-24T09:09:00.000-07:002008-06-24T22:37:22.873-07:00<a href="http://myspace.com/valleyviews">Valley Views MySpace</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2794901868438379288-2541235352404915917?l=nosuchthingasovernightsuccess.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stan the Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809934505977609753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794901868438379288.post-35833690711063753232008-06-23T09:55:00.000-07:002008-06-23T09:57:15.689-07:00<span style="font-style:italic;">by <a href="http://myspace.com/prodigalontherun">Stan C. Countz</a></span><br /><br />IT’S THREE IN THE MORNIN’<br />CAN’T SEEM TO GET TO SLEEP<br />AS FOR THE REST OF THE HOUSE<br />I DON’T HEAR A SINGLE PEEP<br /><br />THOSE HOT SUMMER NIGHTS <br />CAN BE HARD TO HANDLE<br />SO SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS<br />AND LIGHT A CANDLE<br /><br />JUST CUDDLE UP WITH YOUR HUBBY OR WIFE<br />AND YOU CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT<br />SO HOLD ON TIGHT AND YOU’LL SEE THE LIGHT<br />THE LIGHT RIGHT BEFORE THE DAWN<br /><br />WOULD YOU TRADE YOUR QUEEN FOR A PAWN?<br />YOU ONLY WANT SOMETHING WHEN IT’S GONE<br />SO KEEP HOLDIN’ ON AND YOU’LL SEE THE LIGHT<br />THE LIGHT RIGHT BEFORE THE DAWN<br /><br />SO JUST KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON <br />THOSE DOUBTS WILL SOON BE GONE<br />AND YOU CAN START MOVIN’ ON<br />TOWARD THAT DIM LINE OF LIGHT<br />THE LIGHT RIGHT BEFORE THE DAWN<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2794901868438379288-3583369071106375323?l=nosuchthingasovernightsuccess.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stan the Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809934505977609753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794901868438379288.post-6528489512805326912008-06-23T09:27:00.000-07:002008-06-23T09:30:47.296-07:00<span style="font-style:italic;">by <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/valleyviews">Stan C. Countz</a></span><br /><br />“That guy is truly gifted and blessed.”<br />I heard someone say under their breath<br />But a few know the truth of how obsessed <br />He’s been or what plates he’s had to spin<br /><br />Or what he’s had to do to try to ace the test<br />Or just how lonely and depressed he’s been<br />Or what he’s had to do to handle the stress<br />Ain’t no such thing as an “overnight success”<br /><br />It ain’t easy to be the best <br />Or to strive for excellence<br />Especially when you’re swimming <br />In a sea of mediocrity<br />Ain’t no such thing <br />as an “overnight success”<br /><br />Our heart’s desire is to light the fire and fan the flame <br />It’s hard to take aim when the target has changed<br />Who’s to blame for setting the bar higher and higher?<br />And who changed the rules of the game?<br /><br />Our whole life we’ve strived to seek the truth<br />We’ve been running a race we can never win<br />Now we’ve found that the cheese has moved<br />We gotta draw a line and start all over again<br /><br />Now we wonder how we can keep up the pace<br />Can we hope to compete in a global rat race?<br />It’s hard to face, so all we do is run in place<br />We’ve become a generation lost in space<br /><br />It ain’t easy to be the best <br />Or to strive for excellence<br />Especially when you’re swimming <br />In a sea of mediocrity<br />Ain’t no such thing <br />as an “overnight success”<br />It ain’t easy to be the best<br />It ain’t easy to pass the test<br />Ain’t no such thing<br />As an “overnight success”<br />Ain’t no such thing <br />As an “overnight success”<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2794901868438379288-652848951280532691?l=nosuchthingasovernightsuccess.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stan the Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809934505977609753noreply@blogger.com0