May Soon Be

Used to drive by in my car Shake my head, look the other way Used to think get a job And get off the street And now, it’s a place I may soon be Used to walk on by Or cross to the other side Thinking they had no pride Now it’s a place I may soon be Heard all the stories Of rich men falling Being lost and forgotten Now it’s a place I may soon be Used to scoff at their college education The thought they ever had a mansion Business suits and cars Now it’s a place I may soon be I’m not there yet But I can see it near I see those storm clouds Searching for me I can see my efforts Being for naught And soon being caught I can see losing the choice Of what to keep Being in far too deep And looking through the car window From the other side Funny how perspective changes Depending on where you stand How quickly you begin to understand When it’s a place You may soon be