Life keeps on throwin’ me fast balls, umpires screamin’ swing and a miss
Don’t think for a second you can stop me with a few b.s. calls
Nobody else sees a strike, just more foul balls
Not shocked to see no body speaks up, they’re on his side
No surprise silenced are the sidelines
I am human tho so every once in a while I get a lil worried
Hell, sometimes I’m down right scared
No idea just how I’ll pull thru it, but let’s be honest
Not a single one of us is born prepared
Sure, we all spend time, and effort, even money trying to get there
I can’t help but wonder how many have actually pulled it off
I’d like to see a life lead by what was written in pen
Erasers don’t work so well on ink
Here’s what I think, you’d better pencil it in
You never know what’s around the next bend
A new enemy awaiting, or your next best friend
You never really can tell, and I’ve looked pretty hard
For those simple secret words, or some spell I could just cast
Fate may have already put your future on course
Just remember tho your the only one who may determine the significance of your past
It’s your choice to live and learn, or just light a match and watch it all burn
You are not the sum of the events you have encountered
You are not bound by all you have endured
Any mistake you feel you made, deep down only you can know the cure
Don’t waste time trying to create some elaborate excuse
You can’t lie to yourself so what’s the use?
Instead of the bad memories take the good
Be firm, you are so strong so live proud
Some time or another each and every one of us have been mislead, or misunderstood
Just the same, we all procrastinate we all have that list of “I should”
So take some time but make that choice to live the life you know you could
©2013 Shavon Taylor