I have to live with myself and so I want to be fit for myself o know

I want to be able as days go by, always to look my self straight in the eye.

I don’t want to stand, with the setting sun and hate myself for the things I have done.

I don’t want to keep on a closet shelf a lot of secrets about myself

And fool myself, as I come and go, into thinking that nobody else will know

The kind of man I really am; I don’t want to dress myself up in a sham.

I want to go out with my head erect,I want to deserve all man’s respect;

And here in the strugle for fame and wealth, I want to be able to like myself.

I don’t want to look at myself and know, that I am a bluffer, and empty show.

I can never hide myself from me; I see what others may never see,

I know what others may never know; I never can fool myself, and so,

Whatever happens, I want to be self respecting and guilt free.

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Here’s to kids that are different,

Kids who don’t always get As,

Kids who have ears

Twice the size of their peers

And noses that go on for days.

Here’s to the kids who are different,

Kids they call crazy or dumb,

Kids who don’t fit.

With the guts and the grit,

Who dance to a different drum.

Here’s to the kids who are different,

Kids with a mischeivous streak.

For when they have grown,

As history has shown’

It’s their difference that makes them unique.

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I remember a time when each day was long,

When the world was a playground and my life a song,

And I fluttered through years with barely a care,

Ignoring the future and what waited there.

School was intriguing and filled with delights,

I played away daytimes and dreamed away nights.

My parents assured me I had nothing to fear,

And that no matter what happened, they’d always be there.

Little I knew of a world outside home,

Where tragedy, sorrow and murder could roam.

All I saw were blue skies, rainbows and stars.

I looked past destruction of buildings and cars.

As a child, my biggest concern was just me,

I had to be happy, I had to be free.

And if I was content, I would not shed a tear,

And no matter what happened, I still would be here.

But as I grow up, darkness starts to set in;

My bright world has turned into concrete and tin.

I now see the voilence I looked past before;

My friends start to die and my heart hits the floor.

deadly diseases claim people I love,

There are landfills below me, pollution above.

I often think  back to when life was a game.

But no matter what happens, it can’t be the same.

There are days when I just want to break down and howl,

To give up completely, to throw in the towel,

But I hold my head high and push my way through.

I have too much to give and so much to do.

And I make a vow that, though it’ll be hard,

I’ll go on with a smile and play every card.

I’ll give all that I can, help others and love.

No matter what happens, life will bloom again,

And the strength I don’t have will come from above.

So come, take my hand and through darkness we will sail

If we join together, we can never fail.

We’ll remember to care, remember to feel,

And no matter what happens, our world we will heal.

It’s tough to be a teenager, no one really knows

What the pressure is like in school, this is how it goes.

I wake up every morning and stare into this face

I wanna be good lookin’, but I feel like a disgrace.

My friends they seem to like me, if I follow through with their dare,

But when I try to be myself, they never seem to care.

My mom, well she keeps saying, I gotta make the grade

While both my parents love me, it slowly seems to fade.

It seems like everyone I know is trying to be so cool

And every time I try, I end up just a fool.

I’ve thought about taking drugs, I really don’t want to you know

But I just don’t fit in and it’s really startin’ to show.

Maybe if I make the team, I’ll stand out in the crowd

If they could see how hard I try, i know they would be proud.

You see I’m still a virgin, my friends they can’t find out

’cause if they really knew the truth, I know they’de laugh and shout.

Sometimes I really get so low, I want to cash it in

My problems really aren’t so bad, if I think of how life’s been.

Sometimes I’m really lost and wonder what to do

I wonder where to go, who can I talk to.

It’s tough to be a teenager, sometimes life’s not fair

I wish I had somewhere to go and someone to CARE.

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Bottled up inside are the words I never said,

The feelings that I hide, the lines you’ve never read.

You can see it in my eyes, read it on my face.

Trapped inside are lies of the past I can’t replace.

With memories that linger, won’t seem to go away.

Why can’t I be happier?  Today’s a brand new day.

Yesterday’s are over, even though the hurtiing’s not.

Nothing last forever, I must cherish what I’ve got.

Don’t take my love for granted, for soon it will be gone,

All you ever wanted of the love you thought you’d won.

the hurt I’m feeling now won’t disappear overnight,

But someway, somehow, everything will turn out all right.

No more wishing for the past, It wasn’t meant to be.

It didn’t seem to last, so I have to set him free.

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When Iws a child I saw in black and white, everything was obvios either wrong or right.

No arguments, no pros and cons choices were precise.

Pure and joyous clarity gave me a simple life.

So I grew and learned to face the world living life that way.

And now I feel so unprepared ’cause black and white turned gray.

My unfaltering vision failed focus left my eyes.

Because today I am a teenager and nothing’s quite so clear.

I’m seeing through an adults eyes a childs biggest fear.

Where choices were once obvious I can’t tell wrong from right.

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He’s teaching her arithmatic,  he said it was his mission,

He kissed her once, he kissed her twice and said, “now that’s addition.”

And as he added smack by smack In silent satisfaction,

She sweetly gave the kissed back and said, “now that’s subtraction.”

then he kissed her, she kissed him, without an explanation,

And both together said, “That’s multiplication.”

Then Dad appeared upon the scene and made a quick decision,

He kicked the kids three blocks away and said That’s long division.”

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