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I try to stand upright and walk with my head in the clouds
But I can't commit to that because reality's here on the ground
Problems are like drunk drivers - they don't care who they hit
But they hit you & keep going, and I doubt they'll ever quit
They don't have insurance - just assurance that I'll feel it
So whenever a collision happens, there's no way I can appeal it
I try to handle problems like a deck & deal with it
But I'm human and sometimes I just don't be feelin' it.
And people say all the time that I should 'stand tall'
But whenever they tell me that I feel 6 feet small.
Against the wall is where I stand currently when I clasp my hands
I only pray for the needy, but today I AM that man.
Take a stand & stay on the ground, but DO know this
Doing such doesn't mean that your dreams don't exist
But keep dreams AS DREAMS and stick true to your mission
But also stick to ya guns, and by 'guns' I mean AMBITION
The dreamer keeps on dreaming as the schemer keeps on scheming
Until one day the schemer succeeds and leaves the dreamer steaming
Jealousy, anger, depression all in immediate succession
Are sins that can erupt from the volcano named AGGRESSION
So the lesson for today is just to stay on the ground
And learn your way around when you move to a new town
Those words are deeper than they seem; be careful not to drown
If you always think you're on top of things, the only way is DOWN
I frown upon the behavior of the verbally conceited
Until they are defeated because their ride overheated
Whatever it was that kept their ego going
Is the same thing that keeps my ink flowing
Whatever it was that kept their ignorance showing
Is the same thing that keeps me from life-forgoing
There has to be success in order to balance out the rest
I just want to be ready when God hands out the final test
Blessed be the meek, for they shall inherit the earth
And blessed be the poor, because they understand 'worth'
Blessed be the dead, because they understand 'birth'
And blessed be the weary, because they understand 'mirth'
Blessed be the name of the Lord, I say
Because of His grace, I stand tall ANYWAY
But I know in my heart that at the end of it all
I'll be okay if I just 'stand small'