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[Intro ☕] (Clean piano, muted trumpet, walking bass) School's always open, The lesson's always live— You don't fail the course here, You just learn to survive. [Verse 1 ☕] Paid my dues in the downside trade, Read the angles, watched the careful fade— Every stumble had a number on the bill, Every valley was a classroom on the hill. Thought I lost it, thought I fell behind, Turns out I was just refining what I'd find— The ledger never lies when you know how to read, What looked like loss was just a planted seed. [Pre-Chorus] [Energy: Building] You don't fail the test— You just take it twice, You don't lose the game— You're just paying the price— The school of a life that gets better Never closes its doors— You win or you learn— That's what the tuition is for. [Chorus 🔥] [Energy: High] Failure is tuition, yeah, that's how it reads, You don't learn the lesson till the knowledge bleeds— No such thing as losing if you're still in the game, Every setback's just enrollment— Every fall has a name. Failure is tuition, That's the only school I know— Where the life that gets better Is the one that lets you grow. [Verse 2 ☕] Saw the careful players hedge their bets, Watched 'em playing small to avoid regrets— I went sideways, lost the thread a time or two, Found the gold in what I didn't know I knew. Forty years of waves and I caught every one, Not because I'm lucky— Because I never said I'm done— The pattern shows itself to those who stay the course, Failure is the tuition— Wisdom is the source. [Pre-Chorus] [Energy: Building] You don't fail the test— You just take it twice, You don't lose the game— You're just paying the price— The school of a life that gets better Never closes its doors— You win or you learn— That's what the tuition is for. [Chorus 🔥] [Energy: Explosive] Failure is tuition, baby, that's the cost, Every single setback's just a lesson, never lost— No such thing as losing if you're still in the game, Every stumble's just enrollment— Every fall has a name. Failure is tuition, That's the only school I know— Where the life that gets better Is the one that lets you grow. [Bridge 😭] [Energy: Low] Not the bitter kind of learning, Not the scar you hide away— This is clear-eyed, forward-burning, This is how the masters pay. No regrets—just receipts. No retreats—just defeats That became the very tuition For everything I'd need. [Instrumental Break] [Energy: Mid] (Piano solo — jazz voicings, muted trumpet response) (Bass walks forward, drums brush pattern) [Final Chorus 🔥] [Energy: Explosive] Failure is tuition, yeah, that's the transaction, Every loss a lesson, every stumble satisfaction— No such thing as losing if you're still in the game, Life just keeps enrolling you— And nothing stays the same. Failure is tuition, That's the only school I know— Where the life that gets better Is the one that never stops— The one that lets you grow. [Outro ☕] [Fade Out] Failure is tuition... Yeah, that's how it reads... You win or you learn... And the life gets better... Every time...