Athlete - Part 2

Sipping a drink, watching the show A dozen disciplines you'd swap with But now it's too late, your heart's spoken Time to embrace what it's chosen With an hour to spare, you roll out Like a drunk man who just stood up A frightening realization hits you Your mouth is dry and legs heavy What a day to feel crappy There's a calming thought though The strangest things happen once it's on Underperforming when feeling strong Breaking records when expecting lows Following this line of optimism You remember there's more All the days you've trained before Those efforts aren't magically gone The starting signal will jolt your bones For your sleeping shape a wake-up call Better stop thinking and let it flow Else you might stay in bed, dreaming on