By Any Means

Living for Dreams: Navigating Life's Circles with Carleen Anderson
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Lyrics

Do you wonder why godd things seem to pass you by

Expressing curiosity about why positive things seem to elude the individual.

Rolling anyhow even though you want to stop

Continuing to move forward despite a desire to halt or pause.


What you gonna do? Got to make it through

Pondering a situation and emphasizing the need to overcome challenges.

Ask the fortune wheel can you make a deal

Asking the metaphorical "fortune wheel" about the possibility of making a deal for success.

What you gonna do? gotta make it through

Reiterating the importance of pushing through difficulties.

Got to play the hand that's been given to you

Emphasizing the necessity to deal with and play the cards one is dealt with in life.


You can find a way if you keep on

Encouraging persistence and suggesting that a solution can be found by continuing forward.

Living for our dreams, by any means

Advocating the pursuit of dreams using any means necessary.

If you do believe, don't just stand still

Encouraging belief in one's abilities and discouraging passivity.

Live your life, by any means necessary

Stressing the importance of living life with determination and resourcefulness.


That monkey just won't quit

Describing a persistent challenge or obstacle ("monkey") that is difficult to overcome.

Biting pieces, you can't fight it

Highlighting the relentlessness of the challenge, using imagery of being bitten.

Throw hands in the air

Suggesting a moment of frustration or surrender, throwing hands in the air.

Wonder how you got down there

Expressing confusion or reflection on how one ended up in a difficult situation.


What you gonna do?...

Revisiting the question of what actions to take in the face of challenges.

Like a tree (like a tree)

Using the metaphor of a tree standing still, possibly alluding to stagnation.

Standing still (by the water)

Emphasizing the need to believe in oneself ("like a tree by the water").

Do believe and you will

Encouraging belief as a means to find a way forward.

Find your way, going strong

Expressing confidence in finding a path and progressing strongly.

Row your boat down the stream, right along

Using the metaphor of rowing a boat down a stream to depict the journey of life.


This old world keeps you turning

Describing the cyclical nature of the world and its continuous challenges.

In a circle, round and round, it's got you yearning

Highlighting the circular and repetitive nature of life's struggles.

For your dream, what that means tgese words to live by

Promoting the pursuit of one's dreams and pondering the significance of these words to live by.

Any means necessary

Reiterating the idea of pursuing dreams using any means necessary.


By any means necessary

Repeating the importance of using any means necessary to achieve goals.

Any means necessary

Emphasizing the necessity of employing any means required to reach objectives.

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