Steady as She Goes (8-Track Version)

I tried to grab on A young man, who's too little Couldn't fit my fingers around The palms of her hand So I grabbed the neck of the fiddle And it's a slight laugh When I least expect it That causes me to buckle My dignity is weak So I try to protect it Steady as she goes Steady as she goes Steady as she goes Lean on all you need The napkin in my lunchbox Said, try your best and that's all you need I did, ma, I tried But the sparkle in her eyes Vanished with the leaves Sometimes I wish That school would have taught me Not how to win, but how to sit down with defeat And enjoy her company Steady as she goes Steady as she goes Steady as she goes Lean on all you need She puts on her wings Flies to a better place And now she can breath Cause she has her space I am trapped In a vacuum room Breathing my air And waving the moon goodbye