Hard

Five steps back
One more to the right
Everything's lined up
Ready for flight

Focus, concentrate
Eyes on the ball
Take a deep breath
Stand tall, stand tall

But it misses again
And not just by a yard
Why is it suddenly
So hard, so hard?

Reset everything
Just like before
Come on man, think
And try it once more

But it misses again
And it puts me on my guard
Why am I making this
So hard, so hard?

I've done it a million times
I can do it eyes closed
But all of a sudden
I'm completely uncomposed

And it misses again
But I've played every card
Why am I making this
So hard, so hard

It's not the technique
I've got that down pat
It's upstairs that's the problem
Don't know how to handle that

Let's go back to basics
All the fancy stuff discard
And may be then this won't be
So hard, so hard

A couple fly through
My shoulders sigh in relief
There's a glimmer of light
And a drop of self belief

But I won't get too cocky
For it's only a shard
Time to stop making this
So hard, so hard