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Artist: Ricky Nelson
Canonical path: /ricky-nelson/what-is-success
Related lyric paths: 6
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What Is Success
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What Is Success
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How does one decide
If the tactics he's using can satisfy
Truly believin'
Tryin' over and over and over again
Livin in hopes that someday he'll be in with a winner.
When should one change his mind
And jump the fence, for the dollar sign
It's a sad thing, it's a bad thing
It's so neccessary
This cold world wants your values to become monetary.
Why, why, why, what is success
Is it doin' your own thing
Or should you join the rest
Or if you truly believe
Should you try over and over and over again
Livin in hopes that someday you'll be in with a winner.
How does one decide
The tactics he's using can satisfy
It's a sad thing, it's a bad thing
It's so neccessary
This cold world forces values to become monetary...
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Ricky Nelson performs "What Is Success", and this lyric page sits inside the Ricky Nelson catalog on LyroVerse.
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