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The Promise of Youth
This
life can be too fleeting
you wake up one morning wondering where the time has gone
so many things you promised you would do with your life
years later, the promise of youth still unfulfilled
a family of your own now, someone has to pay the bills
but every so often when they've all fallen asleep
U sit alone lost in thought with a drink in hand
what if things had been different and you had followed your dreams
everyone said U had the stuff to go all the way
& instead of finding a way to overcome,
to find the strength deep down to persevere
to come up swinging when you have no shot of winning
but instead, you gave in and just went along for the ride
and even though you're happy with all that U have
good health, beautiful kids and a loving wife
every so often U can't help but wonder
what if, what if....I had really tried
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