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My Whole Purpose

If I knew my whole purpose in this life
 I wouldn't be here trying to get it right
 So I'll leave nothing behind
 And live life out of sight
 Attributing to the fact
 That my future looks bright
 
 Look, son,
 Now tell me what you see
 And it will appear
 When you are ready
 "Young grasshopper" I read the old news
 From way back in the day
 The foundation I use
 Life is just a choice with a means to an end
 It seems to me this is important
 But can you tell me when
 Everything will go the way it should
 If you know that answer
 You've done more than I could
 So what now
 Do we do for the confused?
 Tell them it's simple
 It's the tools that you use
 To get ahead in life and stay out of the gutter
 Now I know life can seem hopeless like you can't relate to another
 Individual, at least that's the way it would seem
 But life isn't hopeless
 You've just got to choose the right team
 People matter more than you know
 Think about that for a minute and your answer will be given so

  If I knew my whole purpose in this life
 I wouldn't be here trying to get it right
 So I'll leave nothing behind
 And live life out of sight
 Attributing to the fact
 That my future looks bright
 
 Now this is for me
 If that is what you see
 I'm looking for something
 Is that consistency?
 Keeping myself steady and breaking no rules
 Laws are made for men and law breaking is for fools
 So son, I fly right and give it all to God
 In Him I can never go wrong
 So I keep my faith in God
 Now that leads me to my ultimate struggle
 My nature seems good
 But it gets me in trouble
 So I know nothing
 But what I need to know
 At the proper time even God will say so
 That I will or would
 If I knew how
 To search for my blessing and my blessing is now
 The fact that I'm alive and calm in my nature
 That's the peace I need surrounded by nature
 Now I may be blind
 But my faith is strong
 I see nothing but riches
 And that keeps me strong

  If I knew my whole purpose in this life
 I wouldn't be here trying to get it right
 So I'll leave nothing behind
 And live life out of sight
 Attributing to the fact
 That my future looks bright

Copyright © | Year Posted 2005




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