There's a lesson to be learned
It must be self-taught
Enjoy your life and love to dream
Make the best of everything

I had to earn my own way
I learned how every day
I learned from my mistakes
I found out what it takes

You'll always need you just to survive
Never rely on others to keep you alive
After all, it's just you inside
You're the only one along for the ride

So I'll be me, and you be you
Together let's see what we can do
I love to smile
How about you?
Go ahead and try
It's so easy to do

Keep it steady as she goes
It's smooth if you take it slow
Sit back enjoy the ride
Let it take you to the other side

I take full responsibility for me being me
No one knows, and they can't see
the slideshows running in my mind
I'm learning new things all of the time

I learned wrong from right
I've learned how to fight
I've learned how to turn away
I taught myself to come back smiling
Hey, everything's okay

So I'll be me, and you be you
Together we'll see what we can do
I love to smile
How about you?
Go ahead and try
It's so easy to do

I can't remember every face I've met
but it's high up around ninety percent
There's been too many; that's why the ten
I still have so many friends

I have my friends that I see every day
Then there are the many that live far away
We've all gone our separate ways
but still, feel that feeling of younger days

I'm so glad some things don't ever change
There's no need to rearrange
It's really not that strange
It's just the right thing to do

So I'll be me, and you be you
Together let's see what we can do
I love to smile
How about you?
Go ahead and try
It's so easy to do

I've traveled the roads
I've learned along the way
If you don't say hello, you can always say hey
Wake up to a smile you can wear every day
Be thankful for your life
Stay humble along the way

You know that things do change
That's when it might feel a bit strange
You'll adapt; you'll see it through
You'll find out all the good it will do

Life's a struggle, although maybe not for some
Some only walk while others have to run
Learn by your choices after the outcome
Slow things down and throw in some fun

There has to be a purpose
There's a reason for everything
Still, we never know what tomorrow may bring
Wear your smile as the children sing
They give us a reason for everything

Learn your lessons every day
Don't let anything get in the way
Remember to mind your own P's & Q's
Do on to others
Oh hell, you know what to do

So I'll be me, and you be you
Together forever, we'll see it through
I love to smile
How about you?
Go ahead and try
It's so easy to do

08/27/2017

Author's Note: Lyric

Posted on 08/27/2017
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