I jumped right in! I jumped right in!
I distanced myself from everything, practicing every day.
I didn't keep things hidden within me
I gambled with everything that I was before.
They said "what was your dream as a child?",
they said "You already know, one light goes off, another comes on."
I gave my all! I gave my all!
And, in case anyone is doubtful, I'll swear that I tried hard.
I pointed at the highest star.
I said, "That will be me, and up there will be my home."
They said "enlist, enlist, you'll see the world",
they said "respect every beat that you keep in your heart".
And be who you may be, whoever it is that you think you are
you would have loved the miracle of muscles in movement
And go where you may go, wherever it is you think you're going
Never before have you denied basic logic so much
Believe me, never before have you been so confused between what's magic and what's real.
They said, "Love, lose your sanity, play to win
Make a fool of yourself, blaspheme, challenge luck!"
And I can't, nor I won't deny that I jumped right in
And I did that thing with my hat when people greeted me
I gave my all! I gave my all!
And I was so close that at times I could touch it
I jumped right in! I jumped right in!
Don't deny me my sharp sense for a spectacle.