No matter what happens

I remember a time when each day was long
when the world was a playground and my life a song.
And i fluttered through years with barely a care
ignoring the future and what waited there.

School was intriguing and filled with delights
i played away daytimes and dreamed away nights
my parents assured me i had nothing to fear
and that no matter what happened they'd always be there.

Little i knew of a world outside home
where tragedy, sorrow and murder could roam
all i saw were blue skies rainbows and stars
i looked past destruction of buildings and cars

as a child my biggest concern was just me
i had to be happy i had to be free
and if i was content i would not shed a tear
and no matter what happened i still would be here

but as i grow up darkness starts to set in
my bright would has turned into concrete and tin
i now see the violence i locked past before
my friends start to die and heart hits the floor

deadly diseases claim people i love
there are landfills below me pollution above
i often think back to when life was a game
but no matter what happens it can't be the same

there are days when i just want to break down and howl
to give up completely to throw in the towel
but i hold my head high and i push my way through
i have to much to give and so much to do

and i make a vow that though it'll be hard
I'll go on with a smile and play every card
I'll give all i can help others and love
no matter what happens life will bloom again
and the strength i don't have will come from above

so come take my hand and through darkness we will sail
if we all join together we never can fail
we'll remember to care remember to feel
and no matter what happens our world will heal.

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