The Understanding Traveler

I have traveled down many a road I have carried my share of the load I must now face the fact Can't help but reflect back As I do know it is true I smile about a thing or two Also in my past it’s found Many times I have frowned I have lived one hell of a life Full of joy as well as strife Never I am here to say Have I taken life the easy way I lived fast and rode hard Always played the wild card I’ve been rich and I’ve been broke Crossed paths with all types of folks Dealt with C.E.O.s as well as bums Been friends with strippers as well as nuns Known men of no faith and those who believe Honest men as well as thieves One thing in life I found to be true Can’t understand until you wear the shoe Once you put it on and wear it around That’s when a true understanding is found Once you understand then you are able To play your cards at the table As you play them you start to show All the understanding you’ve come to know