Scared? Why Should I Be?
After I heard” You are the light of the world”
It kept me up all night and had my soul stirred
Got people asking me about what I learned
To them I’m acting strange because my life’s turned
They say “ Who are you and what have you done with our friend”
I say “I am your friend who’s found a love that’ll never end”
They say “ Be for real and stop all the nonsense. You’re not our friend because our friend didn’t have a guilty conscience”
I say “ Whatever man believe what you wanna believe
Because my new found faith was hard for them to conceive
Then of my friends asked “Aaron why are you so happy. I want that too, Do you think you can show me?”
I said” Ok, this is what I did. I fell to my knees.
I bowed my head, closed my eyes, and begged the Lord please.”
Then my friend asked” And how will that help me”
I said” It gives you a peace that makes you feel free”
Then my friend said “ This little phase ain’t gonna cut it in the streets”
I said” This ain’t a phase, it’s a condition, and I have it severely. And I don’t care because the streets has nothing to offer me”
My friend says “ Ok, I feel you and I wanna feel it too
But I have one more thing to ask you. Aren’t you scared?”
I looked at him, smiled, then said” Scared? Why should I be?”
Copyright © Aaron Clark | Year Posted 2005
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