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Encouragement
I love you
how can I say that out loud?
I say it because of you I am proud
In life I know you will succeed
I will help you with what you need
but you should travel on your own
keep in mind the things you have known
If you work at your goals you can achieve
Just remember in you I believe
If things dont work out I will love you the same
I will help you out without shame
This is what I wish they would say
but they will never act that way
they push me down and step on my dreams
theres nothing for me to them it seems
Their ideas make me fall to my knees
Their responses are more like these
Theres no way you can make things work
big cities are filled with jerks
maybe I am overprotective
but thats not the way I want you to live
you have no money to buy your own place
take that tear filled look off your face
how will you make it through college on nothing?
(I realize that myself, but I need encouraging)
Life is hard and you dont understand
(but I cant get through life when your holding my hand)
When we were young life was tough
(it will be for me, but why make it more rough?)
All I need from them is love
Maybe I just need a little shove
instead of only being held back
instead of my ideas only being attacked
please realize that I am almost grown
and that maybe I can make it on my own
all it requires is a little help or advice
no criticism, just something nice
Maybe they dont want to let me go
maybe this is the way that their love shows
but I really dont think its fair
and I know its not getting me anywhere
what I have to do is get out and prove
but in reality I am scared to
thats why I need them to say
that everything will be okay
and even if things dont work like I want them too
it would be nice to have someone to talk to
someone that I can ask questions
without yelling at me about their learned lessons
I'm slowly working at things without them
they make me want to leave and never come back again
I will prove to them what I can achieve
they will be sad when I leave
but I will take pride in what I have done
I will feel like I have won
The beginning may be a curse
but it will get worse
before it gets better
but I will get by for sure
But how can I do it without ANY help?
how can I get through all by myself?
I want independence
but I dont want to be sitting on a fence
already I want things that will make them mad
already I want things that they see as bad
but my life is mine
and I want it to shine
Im not living for what they see
I'm living for me
