Note to Self (No. 81)

I wrote this one with the windows open

To let in some fresh air, or maybe I was half hopin'

I could fly away from it all

Find a brighter day

But I'm here to live my life and I'll find a way

I got to thinking

Oh, it ain't so bad

I've got my friends and my brother any my mom and my dad

And I'm thankful for that

Sorry, I don't show it enough

These are the people that I turn to

When the going gets tough

What up?

I give thanks to my mates and crew

Like the boys say, together we goin' make it through

And the same goes for you, too

Wherever you hail from

The words may change

Well we singing the same song

It's in the key of life

Though we might forget the tune

From time to time man we'll be all right

Look at the meters gained

Stand in today's sun

You can't yet deal with tomorrow's rain

See that's life kid

You just trying to live it right kid

'Cause it'll pass in the blink of an eyelid

So get your smile on

Throw your hands high

Stay happy with the now till tomorrow will rise

See that's life kid

You just trying to live it right kid

'Cause it'll pass in the blink of an eyelid

So get your smile on

Throw your hands high

Stay happy with the now 'til tomorrow will rise

If these walls could talk

I'm not sure I'd want to listen

It's a fine line between a game and a competition

But, sometimes I sit back and lookA

At how far we've come

And it's hard to believe it only just begun

Sometimes I wonder if you really understand

The drive that I find inside your encouragement

Sometimes I think about the days way back

Before the hurt crept in

Tainted that household name

Love in that very household's name

And now that household's painful memories for some

Endless card games and road trips charades

Remember the good times

I'm sure there's plenty more to come

See I'm here now, ear-to-ear now

Couldn't see through the storm

But horizon's clear now

I just wanna leave you with these words

No matter where each of us ends up on this earth

For what it's worth

I just want you all to know that I will love you all forever

I just want you all to know that I will love you all forever

I just want you all to know that I will love you all forever

I just want you all to know that I will love you all forever

I just want you all to know that I will love you all forever

I just want you all to know that I will love you all forever

I just want you all to know that I will love you all forever

I just want you all to know that I will love you all forever

I just want you all to know that I will love you all forever

I just want you all to know that I will love you all forever

I just want you all to know that I will love you all forever

I just want you all to know that I will love you all forever

'Cause what's life?

A journey of bus fares and train rides

Long days, late nights, kick stands and bass lines

Hearts broken and tears shed

Good times spent with dear friends

From sunrise down to sunset

There's still breath in my chest

So I'mma keep walking the line

No I ain't done yet

See I know it can be hard at times

But you only get one shot

Don't let it pass you by

So what if you haven't yet met the love of your life

So what if you've had your fair share of trouble and strife

What I'm saying when I'm rhyming this verse is I realize

We have such little time on this earth

So from my people down the front

To the kid up the back

Let me see you crack a smile

If you feeling the track

Let go of your sorrow and be glad you're alive

Let's all be happy with the now

'Til tomorrow will rise

See that's life kid

You just trying to live it right kid

'Cause it'll pass in the blink of an eyelid

So get your smile on

Throw your hands high

Stay happy with the now 'til tomorrow will rise

See that's life kid

You just trying to live it right kid

'Cause it'll pass in the blink of an eyelid

So get your smile on

Throw your hands high

Stay happy with the now 'til tomorrow will rise

Talk to them at it

She wraps a smile around her tired face

Sick of his heavy rap

This black Betty wants to listen to some spider bait

And the sun shines on the window

But it doesn't make her happy like she should be

And he remains her silver lining

In this tangled cloud of caps and hoodies

What role is she playing?

The lead femaile

This is no longer his monologue

Its the long lost story of this he and she

Lyrics to their forgotten song

Deal first in single notes then bars then whole movements

He sang it proud from the rooftops

She kept it hidden with her written ticket stubs in her shoebox

Opposites attract

Until he noticed she didn't know the words

And this flight soon crashed when their wings uncurled

His movement of notes rose and fell off the page

In a slow mutiny

Their lost symphony transformed into two remote soliloquies

And this queen of hearts is now to bent to play

Uncrowned she's pawned off her kingdom hasty trade

But it's better to have held aces and castles

And gambled all your stakes

Mistakes makes jokers of us all

A  wrong hand played, it all shuffles and folds

A silver lining somewhere links it all

Those pieces kept together taken apart

Back to solitaire

Hearts

She wraps a smile around his tired face

And he around hers

And for a moment

They aren't so tired