Lyrics
The odds were a hundred to one against me.
The chances of success were extremely low, 100 to 1 against the speaker.
The world thought the heights were too high to climb.
The general perception was that the goals were too challenging to achieve.
But people from Missouri never incensed me.
Despite skepticism, the speaker, likened to people from Missouri, remained undeterred.
Oh, I wasn't a bit concerned
The speaker was not worried or anxious about the challenges.
For from history I had learned
The speaker drew confidence from historical lessons.
How many, many times the worm had turned.
Referring to the resilience shown by others in the past.
They all laughed at Christopher Columbus
Mockery faced by Christopher Columbus for his belief in a round Earth.
When he said the world was round.
Ridicule faced by Columbus when asserting the Earth's roundness.
They all laughed when Edison recorded sound.
Laughed at Edison for his invention of sound recording.
They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother
Ridicule faced by Wilbur and his brother for claiming human flight was possible.
When they said that man could fly.
Scoffing at the idea of human flight proposed by the Wright brothers.
They told Marconi wireless was a phoney.
Dismissal of Marconi's invention of wireless communication.
It's the same old try.
Highlighting the persistence of trying despite skepticism.
They laughed at me, wanting you.
Others laughed at the speaker's desire for the person being addressed.
Said I was reaching for the moon.
Criticism for aiming too high or having unrealistic goals.
But oh, you came through.
The person being addressed exceeded expectations by coming through.
Now they'll have to change their tune.
Due to success, the skeptics must change their opinions.
They all said we never would be happy.
Initially, doubters predicted the couple's unhappiness.
Darling, let's take a bow.
Suggesting a triumphant moment for the couple deserving acknowledgment.
But ho, ho, ho.
An expression of amusement or triumph.
Who's got the last laugh now ?
The speaker now has the satisfaction of having the last laugh.
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