Most men take small steps

toward success

it is not dropped on them

from a lottery or ancestry

or from some quirk of fate

men just go to work

one day at a time

and through small steps taken each day

deliver results

day by day

day in and day out

they are the ones who hold the country together

through their steady pace and consistency

they keep the engine oiled and

the economy running

through daily achievements

they pound the grindstone down

no task too big

no job too small

they report on time

they lead by example

on farms or in factories or office buildings

they move us forward

all doing their jobs

all succeeding

all in a days work.