I don't want to be second best
Don't want to stand in line
Don't want to fall behind

Don't want to get caught out
Don't want to do without
And the lesson I must learn

Is that I've got to wait my turn

Looks like I got to be hot and cold

I got to be taught and told
Got to be good as gold
But perfectly honest

I think it would be good for me
Coz it's a hindrance to my health
I'm a stranger to myself


Miniature disasters and minor catastrophoes
Bring me to my knees

Well I must be my own master
Or a miniature disaster will be
It will be the death of me


I don't have to raise my voice
Don't have to be underhand

Just got to understand
That it's gonna be up and down
It's gonna be lost and found

And I can't take to the sky
Before I like it on the ground


And i need to be patient
And i need to be brave
Need to discover

How i need to behave
And I'll find out the answers
When i know what to ask

But i speak a different language
And everybody's speaking too fast


Miniature disasters and minor catastrophoes
Bring me to my knees


Well I must be my own master
I've got to run a little faster
I need to know I'll last if a little

Miniature disaster hits me
It could be the death of me