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You want to tell me you don't know,
where you want to go.

I'm telling you I won't go,
anywhere with that attitude.

The stars are easily attainable,
if you try to touch the sky.

I'll go anywhere you go,
as long as you reach higher.

You are who,
who you are!
You're gonna go far,
never forget that.

You can be,
be a star!
Just be who you are,
never forget that.

Never forget that.

You say I am crazy,
crazy as can be.

I say you are lazy,
reach for the stars with me.

You are who,
who you are!
You're gonna go far,
never forget that.

You can be,
be a star!
Just be who you are,
never forget that.

Never forget that.

And I don't want you to,
be like me.
I want you to grow,
live a better life than me.

Please don't let me down,
don't let me be correct.
Prove me wrong baby,
give it your all, give it your best.

I know you have potential,
life's about taking risks.

You don't need credentials,
to prove you know how to live.
Prove you know how to live.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
This world is,
mighty big.
Makes me think,
I'm too small.
Not at all,
I'm just right.
Can't complain,
I'll go insane.

I love this life,
does it love me?

Can't control,
everything.
I'm the king,
for the world.
Have you heard,
the good news?
I love you,
life does too.

There's so little time,
got all I need.

This world's cruel,
I'm out of tune.
I don't need,
your bad news.
Got my thoughts,
and loved ones.
That's enough,
for a lifetime.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Years have passed, they flew by,
I don't understand.
Still find myself asking why,
I don't understand.
Here one second and then gone,
I don't understand.
Every day, a new dawn,
I don't understand.

Why did you have to take away,
the only man who cold make me smile?
Why did he have to go so soon,
couldn't you wait a while longer?

With every dawn comes a songbird,
with every day, a new surprise.

There's a long road ahead now,
I must stand.
Have to walk it alone,
I must stand.
You were the only to,
understand.
Gave me hope and reason,
to finally stand.

You may be far away now,
but you're always in my heart.
I know you'll be watching,
from the stars.

I hope I make you smile,
from afar.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Burning,
the clock is turning.
The flame,
will never go out.

Holding,
unto your word,
hoping,
that word is enough.

The light go out but the flame burns on.
I hope this night won't last long.

Waiting,
for something tainted.
Choking,
with all the smoke.

The night goes on and the flame dims.
Your word is now irrelevant.

I choke on our love, the last of it,
inhale, exhale, cherish it.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I feel cold,
broken and old,
forgotten, sold,
tossed aside like a bad piece of meat.
Overdue,
expired,
and in a way,
underappreciated.
Wasted.
Used up.
Like an old tube of toothpaste,
or an eraser to small to hold onto,
it's shavings spread across the universe.
I know there is more,
more to me.
Potential lost,
in a carcass tossed,
into a burning fire.
Hate,
no desire,
and a fear of what I could become.
But what could I become if I tried?
A philosopher,
a hero,
a story untold.
A skydiver,
a tree climber,
or maybe just an *******.
I could be a world,
a world of possibilities.
Or I could be nothing,
lost in infinity.
But I'll never know,
guess I'll be nothing.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Shaving seconds,
manipulating minutes,
trying to beat time.

Breaking down,
without a sound,
send me a sign.

Reading waves,
vibes and phases.
I can't help,
if you don't try.

There's a world waiting,
a world worth saving,
and I see it in you.

I'll fight the battle,
I'll win the war,
I'll do all I can do.

Give me a moment,
a second at least,
I need to explain,
my heart is true.

I'll save you,
if it's the last thing I do.
I'll save you.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Troubled is the soul,
put on hold.
Stuck in transition,
limbo without permission.

Broken into pieces,
shattered in fact,
fallen off track,
down the not so beaten path.

Cold in the bones,
grown weary and old.
Fragile and weak,
and quite frankly, meek.

I feel for you poor soul,
for your life has been sold.
Sold for nothing more,
than three stones, maybe four.

Or a cheap Sunday *****?
One better than the last,
one with a vicious, broken past,
one picked out of the trash.

The years go on and on and on,
on repeat, like a bad song,
and you can't help but feel blue,
trapped in transition, without a clue.

You hold on to a battered past,
like the *****, you feel like trash,
cast aside in the waiting room,
gun to your head, your life is ruined.

And all because,
you never gave enough.

Isn't life tough?
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
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