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Future So Bright

I traded my soul
For control of many riches
Not all are born with wealth
One of lifes' many glitches
Maybe one day
If I pray hard and long
I'll live without a problem
And nothin will go wrong
Many times thinkin
I would be broke bound
Another person in the streets
Scrapin pennies off the ground
A bottle to my lips
Body going numb
Sleepin in a shelter
Always beggin for a crumb
Seen it many times
Don't wanna be a stat
Livin without love
In the alley like a cat
Just for one time
Wish karma would come my way
Every night thinkin
Tomorrow's another day
Thank God I've got my family
Who's there and got my back
Now at the train station
On a one way track
Mind feelin strong
Vision much clearer
Lookin straight ahead
Never glancin out the mirror
Not stoppin at the sign
Always starin at the light
With the sun shinin down
I know my future's bright

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Roses In the Sand

A place of long ago
Was torn by one man
Who left behind a letter
"I leave roses in the sand"

One girl went missing
Blood and nothing more
Leading to a single rose
Right next to the shore

The townspeople frightened
Anyone could be next
Locked behind their doors
They feared their town was hexed

Things remained normal
Until a drury night
When a young woman was murdered
And left in plain sight

A single knife wound
By the killers' hand
With a note attached
One more rose in the sand

Together people mourned
As they asked for a reason
This became known as
The death of a season

Nobody after dark
Was allowed to roam the street
Every morning in the church
The whole town would meet

A group was formed
To find this elusive man
Who killed these young women
And left roses in the sand

No luck as they searched
No clues left behind
No one with answers
But still on everybodys' mind

A few weeks past
The people felt some peace
Not in terror anymore
For the notes had deceased

But as the town stood tall 
One person would soon fall
And through the depths 
the killer would finally crawl

A note found on a merchants' door
Read "It's time  for one more"
"Watch closely for my demand
Or one more rose in the sand"

Scared by the threat 
He tried to do his best
So nothing more would happen
By the mans' request

When out of the blue
Came the first clue
A white piece of cloth
Noticed by a few

Initialed were two letters
Stitched with E and S
They had to find a match
No longer would they guess

When looking at the list of people 
In the town
Only one name matched
They could bring this person down

For it was no man
It was a young female
Named Elizabeth Smith
Who lived near the dell

Soon taken to jail
She was then asked why
Blank with no emotions
She never did reply

But found in her home
Were three notes that said
"Roses are like blood
The two of them are red"
"I am calling for a ransom
or three more will be dead"
"I am asking for the sum of 
of just ten grand
If you do not pay three more roses in the sand"

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The Streets

Troubled minds
With no direction
Adolescence
Without a meaning
Gunfights in the streets
Leaves a young person
With no hope
Teens in broken homes
Nobody cares
Needles and pills
Leaving scars for eternity
Roses on the graves
Of the fallen through the years
Still they continue to 
Break all the rules
Thinking life is just a test
Born in the streets 
With a bulletproof vest

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State of Mind

Plagued by darkness
Marked for death
No grip on life
Controlled by meth
He drove into a sea
Of shame, pain, and worry
Altered state of mind
Reality now blurry
Scared of what the critics
May say to his face
Disgraced by the lies
Locked inside a dreadful place
Outside he seemed alright
But inside his soul was screamin
Fighting a mental battle
To try and shake the demon
Counseling and efforts
Made on his part
Guided to the light
With a brand new start
For over a decade my uncle
Was so blind 
Now sitting in the church
With a fresh state of mind

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Wicked Ways

Listen for a moment
Here's what I believe
The media and government
Is only here to deceive

Lies upon lies
As our country dies
But everyone is blinded
And deaf to all the cries

Thinking we have a say
On how the big boy's play
Is like saying it is night
In the middle of the day
Crazy dreams and deadly scenes
Think the U.S. is full of treason
Going to war
But why? Give me a reason

There's more behind the curtains
Than anybody knows
All one big show
The motto's keep it on the low

I'm hoping that sometime
Someone will fix this craze
Please let the truth come out
And change your wicked ways

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One More Chance

Layin in the park light
Just another dark night
No one around
But the angels' in sight

Reachin from the sky
To take me away
But it's not my time
So I begin to pray

Give me just an hour
Or just one day
To tell my wife and kids 
That I just can't stay

I know I'm not the best
God let this be a test
Please give me one more chance
Before you lay me to rest

I see the heavens open
A voice says "feel no pain"
As my soul rises higher
I stand above the rain

Now walking down a tunnel
A hallway lit so bright
With my family at the end
Dressed in gold and white

A smile on my face
With tears below my eyes
I reached with my hand
To be closer to the skies

They said "you must return"
I started losing sight
A voice said "don't worry"
"Everthing will be alright"

I took a deep breath
And with just a single glance
I was back in the park
Thank you for another chance

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May 3rd

In May of '99
My city went pitch black
Sounds from beyond
Like bombs over Iraq
An F5 tornado ripped
Through the alley
Tearing homes apart
Leaving debris in the valley
Winds whipped around
With a devastating force
Leaving 42 dead
In its demolitioned course
Telephone poles 
Uprooted from the ground
Roaring through the sky
A breath taking sound
Scared under a table
My safety route was planned
The next day in the paper
Headlines read WASTELAND
Next day at school
Alot on my mind
Prayed for the lost
And those they couldn't find
Now when you say tornado
Only one thing can be heard
Remember the day
Known as May 3rd

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My First Home

1991
A year of tears and pain
Everything lost
Only fear to gain
A man with bad intentions
Wreaked havoc on my home
Set it a blaze 
And cut me to the bone
House still standing
But the belly was destroyed
Always looking for answers
To try to fill the void
When I would see it in the distance
I felt broken hearted
But I have memories
Of where it all started

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Blessed

Love flows gently
Like blood through my veins
Stained windows in the church
Kneeling behind heavens' panes
Dressed in a suit
People all around
Dying child stands before us
Congregation on the ground
Blessings from the tongue
Prayers leak from the teeth
It's in God's hands 
With a beautiful belief
Trauma from the heart
As it pounds through my chest
Illness stolen from his body
A boy who's now blessed

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Meant To Be

I knew that day
Underneath the skies
By the look
In those deep blue eyes
From now till the end
It was you and me
Our love was meant to be
It was meant to be

The way my heart beats
To the core it's so real
A passion that I know 
Is more than real
Never before
Have I felt so free
Babe it was meant to be
Yes meant to be

That smile on your face
Your long blonde hair
Still makes me pause
When I stop and stare
And the taste of your lips
Makes me weak in the knees
Cause it was meant to be
It was meant to be

Your my heavenly light
And all the beauty beneath
The reason for living
The air that I breath 
The one I tremble for
And makes my heart skip a beat
Forever you and me
It was meant to be
Always meant to be