I Have Seen It All

Young man, I have seen it all Yes, the days of old and new I have watched it from far and near From the break of dawn to sun set Dripping in sweat and in blood Drowning in tears and in grief But you question my remote days Term it backward and a dark era You boast of yours being sophisticated Digitally interconnected and free flowing So true, but I'm still here Much longer than you ever know Look son, I am proud of my days I had it rough and really tough And it made me a strong world Because I work with the heart to live I took the long way to still be around today Never an easy way my young man I chose the days of trouble So you can have peace in your time But you blew it all away with your sophistication Now your own world is crumbling upon you Sadly, you end up at an early age Because you chose the shortcuts to life But I'm still here seeing you come and go Painfully grieving your loss Seeing you been buried is just too much to bear But this is the world you created You have a chance to turn it around Learn the secret of this silver hair Life is a sweet sorrow my dear boy There is no easy way to live a life Be contended for the little things Work with a heart of love and with honesty Pray for good health and not wealth And let your church be your heart