Saving Lost Causes

No cause is lost, it's just not yet won Obsessed with persistence, can't be undone Some unlikely dreams succeed at the next turn Failure's my friend, that's how I learn A lost cause isn't simply a failing goal It's an issue that deeply touches your soul See its hidden potential, its prospect to be Breathe life into it, you'll set it free It's foolish to chase windmills, nowhere to go Ideas too flawed as far as you know My fervent desire is to back a lost cause One that gets passing attention, little applause A project of merit often ignored Count me in, I'm totally on board Know the difference between winning and losing Seems to the masses it's always confusing Let's treat those two "impostors" just the same As Kipling wrote in his famous "If" refrain Anyone can tag on to a sure thing Oh, what a beguiling song it can sing I used to think winning was everything Nothing compares to what a lost cause can bring