Victim of Humility - Ten Foot Pole

Creeping up beside a chair

Take out my phone there’s no one there

Look down to give my eyes a valid place to hide

A crowd surrounds the loudest voice

Some laugh but I flinch from the noise

And inch my way across the room to head outside

Get up, get on my feet

Drop the humility

Get up, get on my feet

It’s always blocking me

From getting where I want to be

But not tonight, not tonight

When I hear my voice I pause

Distracted by performance flaws

And worry that you might not understand my tone

So I smile and maybe cough

The tracks are there the train is off

By now you might agree I’m better off alone

Get up, get on my feet

Drop the humility

Get up, get on my feet

It’s always blocking me

From getting where I want to be

But not tonight, not tonight

An over load of empathy

I’m a self-induced victim of humility

I’m chocking on timidity

But not tonight, not tonight

Sometimes I’m not feeling strong

Sometimes it seems I don’t belong

And I’m not up for one more day

And everything won’t be okay

So I smile and maybe cough

The tracks are there the train is off

By now you will agree I’m better off alone

Better off alone

Get up, get on my feet

Drop the humility

Get up, get on my feet

It’s always blocking me

From getting where I want to be

But not tonight, not tonight

An over load of empathy

I’m a self-induced victim of humility

I’m chocking on timidity

But not tonight, not tonight