Only One

So many do yearn for wealth and renown But only one can be the best in the town And only one can be the best in the street Where many so many for success compete. And everyone cannot be a millionaire And winners are grinners and good losers are rare It is a rat race in the big World out there As much as for where you live as for anywhere. 'Tis all part of being human would you not agree The bigger the ego the less of humility I too have a big ego of which I too dare not boast To ego as such one should not drink a toast. In a world of prejudice, class distinction and snobbery Where millions of people live in poverty Why should I wish to hear of your latest success But allow yourself to waffle on none the less. To know of success in life we are put to that test But at anything only one can be the best Yet is the difference between success and failure that great overall Since to the scythe of the Reaper we eventually must fall?