Coward

No attempt ever made

No courage to follow 

A coward man was smart

A tale of such sorrow 

One night along the street 

He would run into fear

They would introduce themselves 

And courage wouldn't interfere 

He'd get told of all the risks

And how it could go wrong 

The trouble he could attract 

Not worth all he could want 

Fear would pull him back

From taking all the risks

So the man would be safe 

But so much he would miss

He knew that fear was right 

But courage he would need

As long as reason filled his head 

Courage could only leave 

Years went passing by 

Fear remained by his side

The man believed in his reason 

In his wits he'd taken pride

Fear is your enemy 

Fear you should resent 

But the coward man was smart

So the fear was his friend

A quarrel with the courage

Could he be endeared 

Can reason help find balance 

Between courage and the fear

In a moment of misery

He realised he had lost

Chances he could have taken

Some things he loved the most

Such a day had arrived 

Fear fled from his life

The reason went away

A hanging corpse left behind