MY ENDLESS DREAMS
MY ROAD AT TIMES, SEEMS ENDLESS
BUT I CAN SAY I’VE LIVED
I’VE CHERISHED THE SMALL THINGS
AND HAVE REACHED FOR WHAT’S BIG
SOME DAYS I AM READY
TO LAY IT ALL DOWN
BUT MOST DAYS I’VE REJOICED
IN THE DRIVE I HAVE FOUND, IN ME
AND IF YOU COULD REFLECT ON MY HISTORY ~ YOU’D SEE
THAT YOU CAN’T JUDGE A PERSON
ON HOW THEY LOOK
I’VE HAD ADVENTURES, THAT COULD MAKE A GOOD BOOK
I’VE HAD HEAVY SORROWS
THAT HAVE TRIED TO CAPTURE MY SOUL
AND HAVE SURVIVED THROUGH HEARTBREAK
THAT COULD NEVER BE TOLD IN A POEM
BUT NOW I AM A WOMAN
NO LONGER A GIRL
WHO FEELS THERE ARE MANY GOOD THINGS
I HAVE LEFT TO SHOW THIS WORLD ~ ABOUT ME
FOR JOY IS NEEDED, LIKE THE AIR WE BREATHE
AND SOMETIMES THE FUTURE NEEDS, THE PAST YOU SEE
IN ORDER TO SHINE
SO IF I COULD HELP ONE PERSON, BY SHARING MY GRIND
THEN THAT’S WHAT IS
WITHOUT THE SUGAR DADDY’S AND MR. BIGGS’S
TRYING TO SAY THEY HELPED THIS BOSS
FOR I DID THIS, I’VE PAID THE COST
I’VE AT TIMES GAMBLED….AND YES I’VE LOST
BUT I AM HERE
WITH LAUGHTER, JOY, PAIN, HURT & TEARS
BECAUSE I AM ALIVE
AND I’M SO GLAD…I KNOW HOW TO SURVIVE
I KNOW HOW TO GROW
I KNOW THAT MY WORK
WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW…REAL TALK
BECAUSE I’VE REALIZED TO GET HERE
I’VE HAD TO CRAWL BEFORE I COULD WALK
LEARN, BEFORE I SHOULD TALK
I MEAN …MY ROAD SOMETIMES SEEMS ENDLESS
BUT IN ORDER TO GAIN
I HAD TO UNDERSTAND
THE JOY AND THE PAIN WITH EVERY STRIDE
AND WIPE THE TEARS THAT FELL FROM MY EYES
KEEPING IT GOING
MAKING A GOAL AND KNOWING
“I’M GETTING IT...I’M NOT JUST GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT,
I’M GOING TO GET IT”
BUT I CAN SAY I’VE LIVED
I’VE CHERISHED THE SMALL THINGS
AND HAVE REACHED FOR WHAT’S BIG
SOME DAYS I AM READY
TO LAY IT ALL DOWN
BUT MOST DAYS I’VE REJOICED
IN THE DRIVE I HAVE FOUND, IN ME
AND IF YOU COULD REFLECT ON MY HISTORY ~ YOU’D SEE
THAT YOU CAN’T JUDGE A PERSON
ON HOW THEY LOOK
I’VE HAD ADVENTURES, THAT COULD MAKE A GOOD BOOK
I’VE HAD HEAVY SORROWS
THAT HAVE TRIED TO CAPTURE MY SOUL
AND HAVE SURVIVED THROUGH HEARTBREAK
THAT COULD NEVER BE TOLD IN A POEM
BUT NOW I AM A WOMAN
NO LONGER A GIRL
WHO FEELS THERE ARE MANY GOOD THINGS
I HAVE LEFT TO SHOW THIS WORLD ~ ABOUT ME
FOR JOY IS NEEDED, LIKE THE AIR WE BREATHE
AND SOMETIMES THE FUTURE NEEDS, THE PAST YOU SEE
IN ORDER TO SHINE
SO IF I COULD HELP ONE PERSON, BY SHARING MY GRIND
THEN THAT’S WHAT IS
WITHOUT THE SUGAR DADDY’S AND MR. BIGGS’S
TRYING TO SAY THEY HELPED THIS BOSS
FOR I DID THIS, I’VE PAID THE COST
I’VE AT TIMES GAMBLED….AND YES I’VE LOST
BUT I AM HERE
WITH LAUGHTER, JOY, PAIN, HURT & TEARS
BECAUSE I AM ALIVE
AND I’M SO GLAD…I KNOW HOW TO SURVIVE
I KNOW HOW TO GROW
I KNOW THAT MY WORK
WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW…REAL TALK
BECAUSE I’VE REALIZED TO GET HERE
I’VE HAD TO CRAWL BEFORE I COULD WALK
LEARN, BEFORE I SHOULD TALK
I MEAN …MY ROAD SOMETIMES SEEMS ENDLESS
BUT IN ORDER TO GAIN
I HAD TO UNDERSTAND
THE JOY AND THE PAIN WITH EVERY STRIDE
AND WIPE THE TEARS THAT FELL FROM MY EYES
KEEPING IT GOING
MAKING A GOAL AND KNOWING
“I’M GETTING IT...I’M NOT JUST GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT,
I’M GOING TO GET IT”
"I've at times gambled, and yes I've lost"
The street did it's damage and I've yet to recover. It's a long process. It is good to see that you have.