By Stuart Knight

So you have a business idea and you think it’s really good
And you wonder if you should, and whether you can or could
Your mind is the car and you are checking under the hood
Digging a little deeper and fast-forwarding through time
Your rhyme and reason seem to be fine
You’re ready for the climb
Mentally you’ve already been to the top
You like the view and now the mind cannot stop
You see yourself with the money, the prestige, the fame
The entrepreneurial game is one that you now cannot tame
You’ve even put the title on your card under your name
People say, “Wow, that’s such a good idea, my friend”
They say that they can see you making it to the endThey introduce you as the one doing brand-new things
Which brings a new sense of pride to these withered wings
And especially when you sing
In the shower, but now comes the hour
Time to get the money, and time to devour
The competition, you are just itchin’ to hit the pavement
Your fingers they are twitchin’
Then smack, here come the stars
Flat on your back, wondering where you are
Instead of hitting the pavement, now you are laying on the tar
Lesson number one is now engraved in your brain
Never think that this will be the easy train
Forget about the blame, money is flying out and you need to get on your game
So you get up again with the lesson in your hand
Knowing what you need to do, now you understand
In the process you’ve lost a few fans, but you’ll be damned
If you give up now and don’t stick to your plan
Then smack, here comes the pain
Worse than the first, nothing feels the same
This is where you wonder if you signed up for the wrong game
From the left and from the right people tell you what to do
They’ve never done it themselves but they know what will get you through
Coaches on the side who want to live vicariously through you
You close your ears to them and you get up and say
This is a lesson that I’ll take to my dying days
Stronger now you rewrite the business script
Your mind is going crazy and you think you might have a fit
Then a mentor says to you that this is just the tip
Of the iceberg and all the things you’ve heard
The chances of making this happen now seem absurd
But there’s a voice inside that keeps on screaming out
It comes along every time you have a little doubt
It tells you to keep movin’ and groovin’ and provin’
That you know who you are and exactly what you’re doin’
And then you move like a stealth into your final quest
Equipped with all the things you need to be the very best
For the past five years you’ve endured every single test
Knowing where to strike and no more second-guess
And then smack, you take one step back
No falling this time, you plunge forward with the attack
Competition looks at you and knows you’ve got the knack
They begin to retract and retrace and now they’re losing pace
You are moving forward now with a smile upon your face
The battle is yours and you know that you’ll never lose again
You pull out a piece of paper and your favorite signature pen
You feel the lesson of it all and you are swelling with elation
Along the page you slowly write the word “Congratulations”
A gift to you for all you’ve been through
Something that you always knew
Would eventually come your way, nothing could be better than this day
You pull out your card and what does it say?
It says “entrepreneur” under your name and now you can see
It’s not a place you want to go, but a place you’ll always be.   

You can catch Stuart Knight, president of KnightFlight Productions, every Saturday night performing in the five-person show DECIDE (www.decideshow.com). Knight has written, produced and stars in DECIDE, which takes place in his loft in downtown Toronto.