Opportunity

I'm Donna from the Bronx
I never worry about money 'cause I'm a
Hairdresser and someone always needs a haircut
Besides, I go to parties and stay out
All night so who has time to worry?
And I have this incredible masseuse who beats the cellulite right off
And she gave me this fabulous diet, nothing but chicken soup
I've been on it for three months, it works for sure
My problem is, last night I told my boyfriend how old I was
And this morning when he left to get the newspaper, he never came back

Who knew?

I'm Miguel, I live in New York City
I did time for armed robbery
I'm rehabilitated
I got a beautiful blonde wife, I got a beautiful little girl
And I got a beautiful new Pontiac
My problem is, I can't find a job

I'm Sophie from Philadelphia
I have four children, eleven grandchildren and one great-grandson
I am seventy years old and knock wood I'm shipshape
My problem is none of my children want me to live with them
They say "come" but they don't mean it

Be thankful for your problem
It's a gift in disguise
It's a chance to change
Opportunity
It's a chance to change
Your opportunity

I'm Ellen, originally from Lubbock
Jim and I married fresh out of high school
And I started having babies right off

Jim studied and become a veterinarian only to
Run off with a nineteen year old horse trainer
I was left with three kids, no money and no skills
Things got so bad I didn't want to live anymore
'Til someone slipped a card under our front door
It said "Will Powers"
I turned it over, it said "The greater your
Problem, the greater your opportunity"

Something clicked between my heart and my mind
Today my kids attend the best private school in Dallas
While I run ninety-five daycare centers
Throughout the great state of Texas
Incidentally, I got lots of boyfriends

Be thankful for your problem
It's a gift in disguise
It's a chance to change
Opportunity
It's a chance to change
Your opportunity

I'm Bruce from Newark
I spent the prime of my life working for Jersey Plumbing
Just when they should have made me a foreman, right before Christmas
The bastards hand me a pink slip
Okay, I can get another job, right?
Wrong

Six months later I'm standing in line
To pick up my last unemployment benefit
When this chick with a set of knockers shoves a card in my face
"Will Powers"
She flips it, it says "Your problem is a gift to help you change"
Something clicked
I remembered how ever since I was a
Little boy I wanted to be my own boss
So I took that last check and started what is today
The biggest plumbing supply house in the tri-state area

Be thankful for your problem
It's a gift in disguise
It's a chance to change
Opportunity
It's a chance to change
Your opportunity

Donna, Miguel, Sophie, Ellen, Bruce
These people are willing to identify
Themselves because this record is authentic
If you wish, the record company will
Send you their full names and addresses
Now, let's talk about you
Can your problem lead you to greater understanding?
Do you truly realize your problem is a golden opportunity?

When this song is over, why not go to the
Nearest mirror and say your problem out loud?
What is the worst that can happen?
Say that out loud
Accept the worst
Now you have nothing to lose and everything to gain
You are free to work on the solution
Solving problems equals success
And success breeds success