What if my dreams never took the back seat?
Would my life then feel complete?
What if instead of meaningless distractions
I started putting my words to actions?

Would the guilt
Still eat me up inside
Oh after all this time I
I can't decide which is worse
Regret or rejection

Well I've been waiting so long
I haven't had my song
Shared quite like this before
But like a man with no alibi
I'm caught red handed
And I have no more excuses
Unleashing my truth and my destiny I now command it

What if I smiled to everyone I meet?
What if I kept my feet dipping into lakes of expansion?
What if I cleared my mind?
Would I come to find that the soul would have a chain reaction?
Would the words suddenly come to mind?
Followed by sounds that speak in time?
Oh would it be so divine?

Or would the guilt still eat me up inside
Oh after all this time I
I can't decide which is worse
Regret or rejection
Well I don't know but I'll have to make a decision


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    ha luv the song but noticed that she spelled again wrong but its ok i still luv the song

    Spiritmist34on July 19, 2010   Link

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