Find Your Voice

Listen to my story, it is so like yours, you do not know.
Don’t close your eyes.
See past the lines
That life has left upon my face.

It was not so long ago that I too felt the world a-changing.
Looked for laughter in friends around me.
Longed for music in my ears.
No time for tears, no time for tears.

Truth is, youngens,
Our world waits for no one,
Take the bull by the horns,
Time’s a-wastin’
Life is just flyin’ by.

Stop! Look up!
That’s where you want to go.
Reach your hands up and catch a star!
If you believe, then that’s what you are!

Truth is, youngens,
You ain’t got a clue
about life,
about love,
about you.
Not yet.

But when you do,
You need a voice that the world will hear.
You need a voice to ring out loud and clear.
You need a voice, so practice now.

Your mistakes are small,
‘Cause you are young,
And I won’t let you fall.
But when you are tall
It will be too late
And there ain’t goin’ to be no
Me to whisper in your ear:

Our world waits for no one.
Take the bull by the horns,
Time’s a wastin’,
Life is just flyin’ by,
Stop! Look up!
That’s where you want to go.
Reach your hands up and catch a star!
If you believe, then that’s what you are!
Stop! Take a listen!
The children are still marching.
When their voices reach you will you be ready?
Don’t close your eyes.
The world’s a-swiftly changing.

Stop! Can you hear them?
Children are still starving!
Don’t plug your ears with music to their weeping.
For life is soon to cross its path upon your face as well.

Yes!
Don’t stop! Let those tears fall and mix
with your laughter.
For your laughter is your voice of change
In this ever-changing world and
Our world waits for no one.

Be brave!
Take the bull by the horns!
Time’s a wastin’,
Life is just flyin’ by.

Stop! Look up!
That’s where you want to go.
Reach your hands up and catch a star!
If you believe, then that’s what you are!

Find your voice and sing the change!

MGR 3/27/2009