Undefeated

Stood in the middle of life, love, and loss No longer bulletproof, no longer young Surfing the ripples of pride and remorse The glory's fading, the kids are all gone Hard to believe the memories are yours And wondering if you still belong When it feels like the work was for nothing And you're wrecked and in retreat Survival adds up to something Independent, undefeated Tired of pretending that the arrows don't hurt And there aren't days when I just want to go home How reassuring - it could have gone worse Could have been a contender, should have known The last one standing of the ones who came first Where the hell did all the rest of them go? When it feels like the work was for nothing And you're wrecked and in retreat Survival adds up to something Independent, undefeated Grateful that you got this far And proud that you behaved no worse Giving up on hope for a better past Passing through the bitterness The future is no darker Just because you won't be there Autumn in the wilderness Can be the prettiest time of year Remember that you got this far When it feels like the work was for nothing And you're wrecked and in retreat Survival adds up to something Independent, undefeated Independent, undefeated Independent, undefeated