each day and every day but never again
i fight to get to and be beaten in the finals
the desire of never being the lesser of two rivals
will fuel the labor through the hard hours of doubt

never, and i mean never, except one day soon
i will face him, the better, the smarter, the more skillful man
but not this time, not this day, not ever again
will the ref, when the match ends, raise his proud hand