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Leave Well Enough Alone

As you're starting out this life Being taught the wrong from right By those close to you inside the home But then again adolescence kicks in Where the troubles all begin As you start to believe everything you think you know And you can't just be told By all those old-fashioned fools Who are clearly way past their dawn Soon enough though you'll know The more row's you hoe in your growth You should have gone and left your well enough alone You can fill your silly head With what you think you know is best But it is mostly talk with little show Where one day you're sure to see We all must pay for our on keep In the throwing of life's dog a bone And those that helped to raise you Know a lot more than you knew You learn now that you're grown You finally find you realize In the wisdom of hindsight You should have gone and left well enough alone

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Date: 2/26/2019 7:28:00 PM
Ah! Those lovely teenage years! Great message, Mike. Well delivered.
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