Baby boy, I think you gave up
Long before we could begin
I thought you had lost faith in me
But your doubt was within
Baby boy, if our ship went down
I’d have only saved you first
I’d have failed that lesson once again
Forgetting what I’m worth
Baby boy, I thought I told you
There is nothing here to fear
My hand to heart, you can restart
I guess you didn’t swear
Baby boy, there’s no hard feelings
There is only energy
The choice is fear or love
Please remember, you are free
Don’t be fooled
Don’t be fooled
You were born to grow
Don’t be fooled
Don’t fail the Test
Don’t second guess and slow
Don’t be fooled
Don’t falter
Don’t pretend that you don’t know
The only way to reach it
Is to hold tight and let go
I’ve decided to surrender
I’ve decided to let go
I’ve decided to relinquish fear
That blocks energy’s flow
I’ve decided to give in
I’ve decided to move out
I’ve decided there’s a lot to life
That I can live without
I’ve decided to grow down
I’ve decided to get free
I’ve decided self-will isn’t all
That it’s cracked up to be
I’ve decided to be fluid
I’ve decided to find centre
I’ve decided to let go
I’ve decided to surrender
Words, they are my bread and board
My constant challenge, my reward
I have a line for every lad
I sell them what they’ve always had
I sing in prose, I speak in rhyme
I share the thoughts of the sunshine
Each day, I search for phrases new
But I’ve only found the one for you
When you fear you’ve lost your way
Your compass spinning in this fray
Find the truest North that lies within
The truest North; where you begin
The moon told me we must stay true
To what makes me, me, and what makes you, you
If we can hold on, steadfastly
We’ll know libertas virtuti
Next time round the bend,
Should I be trusted with this task,
Before I spend a breath on you,
I’ll first put on my mask
The one before the one
Gave a moony girl the sun
Generously shared his fun
Guaranteed love wasn’t won
The one before the one
Was her heart’s due break from Lent
Never asked her to repent
Never took more than he spent
The one before the one
Shared with her his true confessions
Showed her love was not possession
Or the subject of obsession
The one before the one
Proposed that she give up her bluffs
Promised her when life got tough
She was still more than enough
The one before the one
Was one of the great’s she’ll ever know
But planted other seeds to grow
And so it just goes to show
When he was to and she was fro
When he was high and she was low
When he was re and she was do
When he was stop and she was go
When the sun was high and day was done
Something was lost, and something won
The woman she’d never have become
Without —
So it hurt for a while,
Things felt a little raw.
So it was the kind of winter
That can take years to thaw.
So you chipped at my edges,
I feel better rounded out.
So you left me without water,
Baby, I survived the drought.
So you said I was a dream, love,
And now you’re all grown up.
So you fractured my heart:
Well, that’s how it opened up.
Only that Sunday afternoon
Only an early taste of June
Only a pause which grew too long
Only a Buddy Holly song
Only the sunlight through her blouse
Only the fluster he could rouse
Only his hand lifting her chin
Only the first she’d felt his skin
Only Time stretching in bliss
I only take with me that kiss
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