Beauty Lost Within Plain Sight

Dedicated to my friend Caleb As I stare at his grave I can’t help but picture his face I’m on my knees in tears As I think of the years I’ve had I look at the grave stone Looking at when he was born and died Hoping heaven opened wide But I couldn’t help but notice All his life was summed up in a line Between when he was born and when he died Looking at the world around Everything set on solid ground Anything like mountains and trees The falling of autumn leaves Why is it that we just do Everything we need to do Aren’t we more than lifeless beings Haven’t we felt every feeling What if starting tonight We noticed beauty lost within plain sight It’s so easy to feel hopeless and alone With things we can’t control I’m stuck within such a miserable job And left without a girl in my life Depression grabs hold at the toughest of times And the demons, oh yes they lie Looking at the world around Everything set on solid ground Anything like mountains and trees The falling of autumn leaves Why is it that we just do Everything we need to do Aren’t we more than lifeless beings Haven’t we felt every feeling What if starting tonight We noticed beauty lost within plain sight Sitting on my knees, still looking at that line So many of our lives are so far from fine What if we figured out the meaning of this life The reason for our strife I know I want to make that little line on my grave Have a meaning that will stay I want this life to mean something much bigger than me Something people will always see To be remembered for my faith in God And someone who showed Christ’s love That’s all I could ever ask for I want to live a life God will adore Looking at the world around Everything set on solid ground Anything like mountains and trees The falling of autumn leaves Why is it that we just do Everything we need to do Aren’t we more than lifeless beings Haven’t we felt every feeling What if starting tonight We noticed beauty lost within plain sight