Late Bloomer

It took me forever to learn How to ride a bike After years of tryin' I finally got it right After that you couldn't get me Off that bike I rode it all over town Every day and night Now I'm sittin' on this lift Up in Lake Tahoe Finally learning to ski at Forty-five years old I see those kids zoomin' down those hills With their low gravity and taste for thrills I wonder how they do it, and why can't I? But even when I was their age, I didn't fly... 'Cause I've never been Fearless But I've never been Hopeless And I'm givin' it My Best And I'm making it work Since that time when I was a kid And broke through my fear I learned never to give up On dreams that I hold dear Yeah, I may never be the type To rush forth undaunted But patient persistence always Got me what I wanted I see those kids zoomin' down those hills Flyin' over jumps and chasin' thrills I wonder how they do it, and why can't I? But even when I was their age, I didn't fly... 'Cause I've never been Fearless But I've never been Hopeless And I'm givin' it My Best And I'm making it work I'm just a Late Bloomer But I've got an Explorer's Heart I get there eventually after A long, slow start I see those kids zoomin' down those hills Flyin' over jumps and chasin' thrills I wonder how they do it, and why can't I? But even when I was their age, I didn't fly... 'Cause I've never been Fearless But I've never been Hopeless And I'm givin' it My Best And eventually it works