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I set ‘em up to knock me down,

Everything I built comes crashing to the ground.

I know we’ve all seen better days,

But why can’t there be any better ways?

All I wanted to do was the right thing,

But I don’t even know what it is anymore.

Sometimes all I want to do is get away,

Leave all my problems on some distant shore,

But, when I come back, those problems and more

Are there and waiting as they were before.

There’s no escape from the life we lead;

If a cut is opened, it’s unavoidable that we bleed.

The path we take is up to us,

But remember, you can’t turn back if you’re lost.

I made a left ‘cause I thought it was right,

I thought my life could live in other’s eyes.

I thought it was my destiny,

And I never thought it could be my demise.

To every occasion I thought I could rise,

Instead in all eyes I am in some way despised.