Valleys

On the edge of this porch, at a house where you have lived since 10 years old There's a map beside the door, marking where you've been and where you want to go Leave these lackluster suburbs you've started to think less and less of What's more, it won't be enough Ambition squares your shoulders. Determination straightens up your neck You snap with every setback. It's so much worse if you don't course-correct Live and love your letdowns. Learn to take the joy whenever it comes The little battles won At the end of every valley, there's a fell for you to climb Doesn't ask all that much of you, just your peace of mind and time And we could all stand more victories, but you can still be happy in the valleys At the base of this cliff, stricken with the constant vertigo of failing You can find a better path, draw you back to center, stop your wailing Work for everything you want, but don't wear every loss along the way Be more than your achievements or tarnish over all your golden days And when I cannot see, my strength is failing me I know You're here with me in the valleys