You have everything to do
With all the things surrounding you
And even if you don't have much,
Go ahead and live as such
I have little to my name
Ain't got fortune, zero fame
But I see me everywhere
So in ways, I'm really there
See, perfection's just a thought
Right and wrong, ya know, is taught
But there's no limit to your sky
All is yours, you have to try!
Now please listen as I say
In your dreams you'll find a way
But be wise in what you choose
Gaining lies can make you lose
You can chase after the cash,
Diamond rings, a perfect ass
And you'll get all of those things!
But those moments are just flings
Make it simple in your ways
Take your time within your days
Journey toward the greater good
Though you'll be misunderstood
Hear advice if it sits well
But the rest can go to hell
If it's not in-line with you,
Do the things you know to do
It takes patience, it takes time
(Sometimes shitty means like dimes)
Close your eyes and picture now
All your dreams without the "how's"
If you do this when you can
You will soon then understand
That there's science to "the dream"
You will find out what I mean
Ain't no secret to my game
You and I are just the same
But there's one that gives a shit
And the other who will quit
You may not get love from kin
And there's those that say you sin
But these things come when you choose
That there's nothing left lose
I will tell you what I hear
Just some words of those in fear
I'm not bitter, I don't hate
Let me just ... extrapolate ...
"You're an 'artist?' Oh, dear Lord!
Go to school, you are be bored!
Get a job and pay your bills
Think those dreams will buy you meals?!"
"You're a terrible new aunt!
That position you should flaunt!
Family values must come first
You are dense and surely cursed."
"Do you think you're really great
Leaving all to chase your "fate"?
Do you want some fucking prize?
What, you think we're mesmerized?"
"Oh yes, I was once your age
Full of rock n roll and rage
But one day you will grow up
So naive, you're just a pup."
"All those thoughts within your head
Are illusive, you'll be dead!
Or at least upon the streets
Where the pimps and hookers meet"
So yeah, those are just a few
Did I ... wait ... did I lose you?
Maybe roll yourself a joint
Then we'll get right to the point
Point is this - just let it go
Please, I beg you, LET IT FLOW!
All the lies you must abort
Thank the ones that do support
These are people who can see
All that you can really be
And they know what's in your heart
They've encouraged from the start
If there's no one in your life
By your side like Barney Fife
Make it quiet ... not a sound
In the silence it is found
Where it lives is deep inside
Though it's shy and likes to hide
It will tell you what to do
This faint whisper, dear, is you
So release your gripping hands
Start to take your own commands
For your future lies, (I'm told),
Far beyond the Yellow Brick Road
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