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Who do you settle for in the end
THE CLOCK ON THE WALL SAYS
TICK TOCK TICK TOCK TICK TOCK
LYING ON MY COUCH
STARING AT THE CLOCK FOR HOURS
I FEEL SO CONFUSED IN LIFE
I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT
EVERYTHING I WAS TOLD TO DO IT DID IT WITH A SMILE
STILL WHY DO LIFE PLAY THESE GAMES WITH ME
I RISE UP, JUST TO GO BACK DOWN
NOTHING STAY THE SAME
NOTHING IS EVER LIKE IT WAS BEFORE
THE NEXT TIME AROUND I GO
REALITY GLARES ME IN THE EYES
SOMEBODY SEEN YOU CRY
YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD LIFE IN YOU GRASP
ONLY TO SLIDE THROUGH THE TIP OF YOUR FINGER TIPS
NOBODY SAY YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE
YOUR DREAMS ON HOLD
YOUR LIFE IN PAST, YOUR NOW PRESENT AND FUTURE IN BAD CONDITION
WHEN YOU 30 YEARS OLD YOUR MEMORIES START TO FADE
YOU REALLY CAN'T RECALL THE PAST THAT MUCH
IT HURT SO BAD
THAT YOU CAN'T TURN AROUND TO LOOK
ALL YOU SEE IS DARKNESS AND SCARING ISSUES
WHY CAN'T I GET OVER THE MADNESS
PEOPLE CAUSE ME OR I CAUSED
WHY DO I CONTINUE TO LIVE IN FEAR
WHILE STRONG HOLDS LEAD MY LIFE
I LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR COMFORT
I READ THE BIBLE, GO TO CHURCH
PRAY, TAKE MEDICATIONS, SMOKE DRUGS
DRINK LIQUOR UNTIL MY MIND IS GONE
MY PAST KEEPS ME FROM MY NOW PRESENT
SUPPRESSES ME TO PUT LIFE ON HOLD
FOCUS ON THE PAIN
DOCTORS SAYS IT'S ONLY DEPRESSION
IT'S VERY COMMON IN PEOPLE
TREATMENT IS THE ONLY WAY
WHO HAVE CONTROL OVER OUR DEPRESSION
DO I HAVE CONTROL OVER MY DEPRESSION
OR DO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING HAVE CONTROL OVER MY DEPRESSION
OR HOW I FEEL OR HOW I GRIEF
MIND SPINNING IN A WORLD POOL
DON'T KNOW WHO I REALLY AM YET
I SEE VISIONS OF MY FUTURE
MY NOW PRESENT IS SUPPRESS WITH THE PAST
THE PAST HAS TAKING CONTROL OF MY LIFE
ONE DAY AN KNOCK AT MY DOOR
THEIR WAS A MAN AND CHILD
STANDING AT MY DOOR
THEY SAY HELLO MY NAME IS
WE LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU WOULD BUY SOME CANDY
MY EYES WAS FOCUS ON THE SINGLE FATHER OF THE
CHILD AT LEAST I HOPED
I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF HE IS SINGLE OR NOT
I JUST ASSUMED HE WAS
I SAID SURE LET ME HAVE ONE CANDY BAR PLEASE
THAN MY DOOR CLOSES WITHOUT FURTHER SAYING
MY DEPRESSION CUT OFF JUST FOR 2 MINUTES AT THE
DOOR I REALIZED THAT I WASN'T DEPRESSED
I WAS LONELY INDEED
I LET ALL THE MADNESS FROM MY PAST CREEP UP
TAKE CONTROL OF MY NOW PRESENT
THAT I COULDN'T SEE I WAS LONELY INDEED
FROM THAT DAY FORWARD I STARTED MAKING
CHANGES IN MY LIFE
I STARTED GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE OUTSIDE
WORLD PARTICIPATING IN EVERYTHING I QUIALIFY FOR
JUST SO I WON'T MISS AN CHANCE AT SOMETHING
LOOK THERE MY HEART BEATS AGAIN,
I'M MOTIVATED MORE THAN I EVER WAS
I START MAKING PLANS AND GOALS
I MET ME AN MAN
NOW I'M FINALLY AT HOME.
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