Woe Is Me

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Some people just can't seem to handle life in general. They think if you do everything the way it should be done then there should be no problems. If a problem arises then it must be someone's fault and since they know that they are taking care of business then it must be someone else to blame. WRONG! SOMETIMES STUFF JUST HAS A WAY OF HAPPENING AND NOTHING AND NO ONE IS REALLY TO BLAME. JUST HANDLE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT POINTING FINGERS AND KEEP ON TRUCKIN'. Life is too short to sweat everything that doesn't go exactly to plan and laying a guilt trip on those around around won't win you any friends or influence people. It just makes a bad thing worse.

Woe is me, Oh woe is me!
Life is so unfair.
I know all sometimes have hard luck,
But not more than their share.

I live beneath a darksome cloud.
I think I have been cursed.
The minute things seem to abate,
Something makes it worse.

My home life is an argument.
My job is just the pits.
I get no rest, I get no peace,
Sometimes I want to quit.

Quit my marriage, quit my job,
And run away and hide;
But where on earth can I go?
The world is not that wide.

Food and shelter are a must,
No matter where you are.
One must needs support oneself,
Or else you won't get far.

Where'er you go, what'er you do,
You'll have the self same problems.
It's how you handle them that counts.
It's the way you solve them.

You must do it on your own.
No one can do it fr you.
It's called "growing up" my friend.
Just like all those around you.

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