Josh was serenely calm and shy within his heart,
his face stayed straight and never could break free
and favored, loved, revered by peers he played his part,
staying safe with what he knows so as not to be seen.
he never travelled farther than one full day's drive,
and he'd done nothing where he ever worried for his life,
he never really lived because he never really died,
or risked anything of value in his life.
Now Sarah had the best taste in the world,
everyone and anyone would agree,
she knew just what to wear and always what to say,
she always seemed to know just how to be.
but you won't always be appreciated just by being right,
everyone has problems though we all pretend to be all right,
we all fall short and feel inadequate but we still try,
our flaws and quirks are of great value in this life.
Well William never asked for anything, no sir
he was never given any chance,
it was always ready and prepared to bring, yes sir
like his life it was all prepared and all pre-planned.
born into power, born with a path,
to do nothing of your own accord sounds pretty sad
how could you value your own art knowing it was someone else's hand,
to create and choose is of great value in this life
creation's of great value in this life.
Jenny knew quite well just how to run,
but she'd never gone anywhere just to sit,
and she'd compete be first after the gun fired off, POW!
but never learned to appreciate any of it.
we can put forth so much effort that we always get first place,
but if we spend so much time spent on winning the race,
we never understand how it feels to help someone who's come unlaced,
or never gotten anything of value in their life.
Now Michael never did no one no wrong sir,
one of the few to do as he was told,
made no mistakes and never dared to look the other way
while there was any wrong going on.
kept his religion and he loved his wife
but never asked any questions about war and genocide,
he never cared to find out any of the reasons why,
people don't place value on one's life.
sometimes people don't place too much value on this life.
Now Samuel's just a cipher from the coast,
doesn't fit his expected role,
but he smiles and does the best he can to lift those,
all of the people that he knows.
and he's singing songs & giving hugs to everyone he meets,
hoping that they'll find themselves and who they want to be,
he doesn't know all that he wants but he found how he wants to be,
and it isn't always fun and it's never that easy.
but it's how we live that shows how we value our own life.