I've herd many ah sad tale.
Like how a man got stuck in a whale.
I've herd wives crying out in the street.
I've herd the sound of children beat.
I've herd the sound of gunfire and death
and I've seen my friends dying breath.

I've seen fire and lead rain
and I'd still go through it all again.
I would love my life to the fullest
even though I'm sure it wasn't the best.

I would do everything I wanted to much more
and then maybe I wouldn't have to keep score.
I've wandered around lost for years.
I've confronted and ran from my worst fears.
I've ruined love because I was scared.
I've been afraid of all that I shared.
I've been around, but maybe not that long
and maybe you'll get the moral from this song.
Maybe life isn't so bad, after all
cuz at least we got some local mall.
At least we're not out starving in the street
having to listen to the sound of children beat.
Maybe your life isn't as bad as someone else
and maybe you need to think about someone than yourself.
Maybe this is the only chance we ever get
like gods immortal prime evil bet.
Your stakes are all in one roll
so don't take it as a Sunday stroll.
live it, love it, hate it, who cares
cuz there's more people than you have hairs.
Life will go on without you, trust me on that.
It's when you die, how many people know where it's at.
It's about the mark you leave on those you love
while your up there sitting watching above.
Seeing all those people care for you,
you get to see all the people you knew.
See how love was something that you had
and how life doesn't always turn out so bad
but just no matter what you do
turn that chin up when your blue.
Being sad is just a picture in your mind
since I've met people you'd never dare find.
they were happy and very, very nice
not like the city folk, who are cold as ice.
They had no money and were humble
and they didn't rock back and forth and mumble.
So if they can be happy living in an underpass
think about your problems and how they won't last.
Think about all the people who aren't as lucky as you
for once I found this knowledge ten fold, I grew.
I found life blessed me with a wonderful thing
It graced me with a soul and a voice to sing.
It graced us all with a gift of our own
to be enlightened you have to be shown.

10/20/2003

Posted on 10/20/2003
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