Let The Wookie Win Words and music by Joe Ficklin © 2019The company I worked for changed it's owners G C The pot got stirred by way too many hands D G Productivity hit the basement started digging G C As managers were given new demands D G Meeting after meeting filled each hour With no success in sight and no reward My boss said "Now is not the right time To throw oneself upon a waiting sword: Discretion is the better part of valor C G To run away is not always a sin D G Sometimes you've got to regroup all your focus C G Sometimes you've got to let the wookie win D G I thought it odd that he would use such phrasing But then again we all worked deep in tech With hardware programming all around us Our customer support went straight to heck Our case load nearly doubled by the first week By month's end some were walking out the door A few tried intrasigent rebellion I thought about the words I heard before Chorus The rebellion ended in a storm of pink slips Their cases all got handed to my team The boss said "Hold on just a little longer" In time this will all appear just like a dream We held on working hours after hours 'Til overtime was cut to save the cost My manager said "We'll work this out by April" Don't mess this up or everything is lost Chorus By March our team was marching into limbo When our manager came by to say goodbye He held on long enough to get promoted And we were left behind where we could die Discretion is the better part of valor (hah!) To run away is not always a sin (right.) Sometimes you've got to regroup all your focus (focus this!) Sometimes you've got to let the wookie win (how'd that work out for Luke?)