YOU CAN LIVE YOUR DREAM
copyright 2004 by P. Newman-Harris
Little girl, failure does not have to belong to you.
You can make your dreams come true
I know at times life makes you want to scream,
But don’t give up on your dreams.
It is not true what they say.
Things don’t have to turn out the same way.
So your Mother got pregnant at 16.
You don’t have to repeat that scene.
You can do whatever you want to do.
It’s all up to you.
Little boy growing up in the hood,
You don’t have to grow up angry and misunderstood.
I know your Daddy spent most of his life in jail,
But that does not mean you have to fail.
The same thing doesn’t have to happen to you.
You can see your dreams through.
Don’t let people mess with your head.
There may be rough times ahead, but don’t give in to anger and remorse.
You can make it if you stay the course.
People will tell you that you can’t make your dreams come true,
But don’t let anyone stop you.
They will try to make you feel like you have no worth.
Remember, they did not put you here on earth
Nor can they formulate your life’s plan.
Your future is in God’s hands.
If your friends try to hold you back,
Start walking and don’t look back.
You can have a future that is bright.
You have to be willing to sacrifice.
Little girl failure is not a fact.
You don’t have to make a living on your back.
Little boy, you don’t have to sell crack.
You can do better than that.
Set your mind on the good.
You can survive the hood.
You can make your dreams come true
Never stop believing in you.