Another Birthday

I should be marveled for reaching another birthday Sadly I do not feel this way It feels like there's too much responsibility In this small facility Too much for me to handle Feel like a small dog, with big fears Like a cocker spaniel Feel younger as I grow older Like a planet is on each shoulder That's right, it got worse as I turned nineteen Suddenly the world wants something from Richard Keen I don't mean to be mean It's just an inherited gene Lord grant me a reprieve So no longer I grieve I've given it my all When will I receive Another birthday is what I don't need Feeling unappreciated is a feeling I can't fake Due to lack of a birthday cake Getting older is a bee that I can't shake I'm in the meat of my maturing years, I feel like steak Sacrifices get made, but at what stake Trying to keep promises for myself that I shouldn't have to make Nineteenth birthday, how do I celebrate With a party, methanol Or alcohol Not at all I sit back and reminisce My first job My first kiss My high school years My first and last tears I'm a man facing my fears As they get near We get older with each birthday But it doesn't take the kid in me away Mature faster, I wish I could I would But like everybody else, I'm in my 2nd childhood I shudder to see what happens when I turn twenty My worries will grow from a lot to plenty But it's all good, because I embrace responsibility To the best of my ability Tackle obstacles Fast agility I'm the only man in this vicinity Every year I reach, is matched with growing ambition Lord grant me longevity, more life extension 50 years from today, hopefully I'm retired with a healthy pension Relieve me of tension Not yet focused on children Because I'm looking for millions Another birthday, I've reached one year older My hormones are hot, heart turns colder Figure out a safer way To see another birthday