Going alone, life is your own
But the cost is sometimes dear
Being complete, knowing defeat
Keeping on from year to year
It takes some doing
Monkering's the blues you hear
Keeping on from year to year
Life is a school, unless you're a fool
But the learning brings you pain
Being at once, knowing at once
Trial and error, loss and gain
It takes some doing
Monkering's the blues you hear
Trial and error, loss and gain
Finding your own place in the sun
It doesn't come the easy way
Shallow and deep, nothing is cheap
Measured by the dues you pay
It takes some doing
Monkering's the blues you hear
Measured by the dues you pay
Going alone, life is your own
But the cost is sometimes dear
Being complete, knowing defeat
Keeping on from year to year
It takes some doing
Monkering's the blues you hear
Keeping on from year to year
Life is a school, unless you're a fool
But the learning brings you pain
Being at once, knowing at once
Trial and error, loss and gain
It takes some doing
Monkering's the blues you hear
Trial and error, loss and gain
Going your own way