Before Me

The man who discovered fire

Was probably burned at the steak

For thinking something out of line

As it is with all the thinkers

That leave all others in their wake

Recognized long after their time

Everybody knows the story of the men

Who thought that they would fly

They were laughed right off the yard

And about the greatest fighter

Who said that he'd refuse to fight

When they tried to send him off to war

And so I thank God for those who came along

And felt it all to strong

And paved the way for all -

Before Me

The common thing within them all

Is the strength to brave the storm

And never to conform -

Before Me

I'm realizing, some things

Just can't be compromised

When you know that you are right

Its just a simple question

Of human authenticity

Don't try to hide out of the light

I find the hardest problem

Is those opinions around me

Some of them are poisoned from the start

Their basis lies in shadows

Something they heard and so believed

Nothing developed in the heart