Jeff Bresee Poet Lyric

From The Look Down

Another spotlight, make the headlines.
A final shout-out to the ranks of the-do-fine. 
Did I make you stop and think?
Now looking down… from the look down,
me and every other ghost in this town
who couldn’t live life on the brink. 

And I say - hey. There’s got to be a way
for everyone who couldn’t be.
Yeah, I say - hey. There’s got to be a way.
Gotta be a way… for me. 

Now I’ve opened my eyes. I finally see
the lonely eyes that once looked back at me. 
We shared the emptiness inside, 
each wanting what the other had.
Well, I guess we all lied… just trying to be.

And I say - hey. There’s got to be a way
for everyone who cannot be.
Yeah, I say - hey. There’s got to be a way.
Gotta be a way… for me. 

We all want to change the world, don’t we?
Let a new flag unfurl, but tell me -
how can anything change if our hearts stay the same?
It’s not even worth a try unless we change the reason why…
we live.

So I say - hey. There’s got to be a way
for everyone who trying be.
Yeah, I say - hey. There’s got to be a way.
Gotta be a way… for me.

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Hilda Greenhough February 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM Your poem is heartfelt. So many ask these questions. It's just living day to day and hoping there's a way.