Teamwork

It's all very well to have courage and skill
and its fine to be counted a star,
but the single deed with it's touch of thrill
doesn't tell us the person you are;

For there's no lone hand in the game we play
we must work to a bigger scheme,
and the thing that counts in the world today
is how do you pull with the team?

They may sound your praise and may call you great,
they may single you out for fame,
but you must work with your running mate
or you'll never win the game.

For never the work of life is done
by the person with a selfish dream,
for the battle is lost or the battle is won
by the spirit of the team.

You may think it's fine to be praised for skill,
but a greater thing to do
is to set your mind on your will and the goal
that's just in view;

It's helping your fellow teammate to score
when their chances hopeless seem,
it's forgetting self till the game is over
and fighting for the team.