Song Description

Folk Song addressing the question if a man really has control over his own destiny?

Lyrics

c 2006 Mike T. Marino


One Man?s Destiny

Well he started off innocent enough
Bright eyed and full of dreams
Long country days, tangled on a swing
Spinning in the breeze

So he struggled with his conscience
Searching for a clue
Blazing a trail thru the great unknown
Stumbling and black and blue

All the pieces of the puzzle
Were so scattered far and near
Though he?d seen the motion picture
Still the ending was unclear

He met a man along his journey
Gray-haired and lines on his face
Said son you?d better be weary
Or they?ll steal your saving grace

?Cause dreamin? is for dreamers
Be careful what you reveal
You better know when it?s time to deliver
And when it?s time to conceal

They say a man must choose his path
Or it unveils itself too late
The soul is driven by passion
Or is it just a twist of fate?

And as he wrestles with his demons
With a faith that never dies
Will he rise to the occasion
Or fall victim to his own demise

It?d be easier to succumb
To a predetermined point of view
But he made a bargain with the big man
And he wants to see it thru

So he?ll follow his heart and soul
Contrary to what he?s heard
Out beyond the great unknown
Where all the roads converge

And with all the best intentions
Still he?s his own worst enemy
Maybe he could change his course
Or is it just One man?s destiny?