The song strikes a chord deep within my heart because it was a song introduced to me by my father, who used to listen to his grandfather sing it professionally on an old reel to reel tape player when he was a young child. My great grandfather was a significant figure and role model in my dad’s life, and he died just before my dad’s tenth birthday. Although I am named after him, I never knew him, but feel like I know a glimpse of him through this song.
The song describes a person who strives for a great cause, one so great that he brings everything he can muster to achieve his goals.The man in the song fights to obtain the full capacity