but if you try sometime

You can get what you need. Like if you want a pony, maybe settle for a goat.
Bigfoot always wanted solitude, he got infamy. He wanted a splinter-cat, he got bitten and scratched. He wanted a bathtub, he got a pond. He wanted a friend, he got me. He wanted an iPad, he got an iPod Touch.
I asked him. Are you bitter? He said no. I got what I need.