Listen up, kid.
You’re just starting out — the path’s uneven and the going’s a slog —
But you’re in this for the long haul.
You’ll have to wing it to win it, and dive and jive and stumble and swerve —
But you’ll make it, I promise.
I’ll show you the ropes.

Run now, you hear?
And never look back!
I may be old but I’ll soon catch you up.