| Show I by Edgar A. A Guest SUCCESS I X could stand to lose my money I could smile e a little bit If Id I'd make a stroke for glory and had fallen short of 01 It I could come como to age and ant chuckle over oyer losses I have had If II at last I am successful as the father of a lad Life has las man many ways to tra travel and and Its It's difficult tp choose I And the joys we try so hard Js for r seem the easiest t to lose if Success that's told In money any bankers banker's clerk can add But God may judge the father by by the failure of the tho lad When at last my time Is ended that Im I'm p poor r I Ishall Ishall shall shaU not mind If theres there's something to be proud of 01 In the son I leave behind I II I can say I wasn't clever er wise men thought my Judgment bad But I didn't fan fall the youngster in the father that he had iS Success lies not in fortune not In pomp or oror power or place And the things men boast the most of may at last be their disgrace So I hord my foremost duty above everything everything- I plan Is to tr try to be successful as the father of ot a man Copyright 1925 1925 Edgar A A. Guest |