Topic: Coaches Lament
Just a song I wrote reflecting on a conversation with my daughter who is experiencing her first year of coaching soccer. It made me remember all the years I coached and the good times and bad and what was most important. Anyway, I hope you like it.
Coaches Lament By Jeff Gilpin
September 20th, 2007
Intro
[Dm] [G] [Am] [C] [G] [Em] [C] [Am7] [Dm] [G] [Am] [C] [G] [Em] [Am]
Verse 1
[Dm]You try hard to ex[G]plain
But to [Am]no one else but [C]you
[G]No one else to [Em]blame
Not [C]much more that you could [Am7]do
So you [Dm]sit and think a [G]while
Think of [Am]all you could have [C]done
If [G]you tried a different [Em]style
Then maybe you’d have [Am]won
Chorus 1
But you [Dm]didn’t win
Though [G]no one’s to [Am]blame
At the [Em]end of the day
That’s the way it [C]goes [Am7]
Sometime you [Dm]will win
[G]Sometimes you will [Am]lose
And [Em]what will tomorrow [C]hold
Who [Am7]knows
Verse 2
[Dm]Then a moment of glo[G]ry
[Am]You’re king for the [C]day
[G]Every one’s your [Em]friend
Praising [C]all you have to [Am7]say
[Dm]But as time presses [G]on
The [Am]moment start to [C]fade
[G]Friends start to for[Em]get
You no longer have it [Am]made
Chorus 2
But you [Dm]did win
[G]And you had a moment of [Am]fame
And at the [Em]end of that day
Life was [C]okay [Am7]
The times that you [Dm]win
[G]Are forgotten quickly when you [Am]lose
So [Em]what will tomorrow [C]hold
Who to [Am7]say
Verse 3
[Dm]Enjoy it when it’s [G]good
And [Am]don’t dwell when it’s [C]bad
Try [G]not to get too [Em]happy
Or get [C]lost in being [Am7]sad
Be[Dm]cause it’s not losing or [G]winning
But [Am]passing on the [C]game
Some will [G]get it others [Em]won’t
Don’t go in[Am]sane
Chorus 3
Just try to [Dm]teach them
And [G]some will under[Am]stand
You’ll see the [Em]light
[C]Shine in their [Am7]eyes
[Dm]Some you can’t reach
[G]While others you [Am]can
And [Em]some who[C]knows
May give you a sur[Am7]prise
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C