All I do is tell the truth that no one wants to hear
The truth will set you free
But it’s the truth that they all fear
Sticking to your word is never part of the plan
It’s easier to degrade someone
Than stand up like a man

I never seem to get it right; maybe it’s me who got it wrong
Should I lie like the rest?
Or hold on and be strong
Is lying really all that bad, what’s really in a lie
If lying doesn’t hurt someone
Should I do it to get by?

No, I don’t think so; lying never feels quite right
So how do liars prosper
And live better than I might
Cause people do believe in lies with glimmer of some hope
The hope these people hang on to
Dangles like a rope

I’m convinced, there I said it; the truth is the only way
So I sit all alone
The chips fall where they may
**** it, I’m not like the rest, all alone on the shelf
Maybe I’m one who is the joke
In lying to myself

Joe Callari

Car payments, Insurance bills all the money that we spend

Climbing trees, playing tag those days would never end

Fighting with a boss who never gets it wrong

The boys down on the corner sing your favorite song

Credit cards, utility bills are most important now

Corn dogs, popcorn you ate all some how

Braces, tuition the bills keep coming in

Sitting with a jig saw puzzle, where do I begin

A year has come and gone with fifty on its way

“Hey Joey what cha doin; ya wanna come and play”?

I needed that promotion I guess I’ll have to wait

The kid who got my job just turned twenty eight

It used to be so simple when youth was on your side

But now it all got backwards the game is seek and hide

We always take for granted what the future has to hold

The one thing that I do know, is that I’m getting old

I often sit and ponder of all the things we did

If everything was equal, I’d rather be a kid

Joe Callari

It’s amazing how fast you can change
Your feelings, priorities can all re-arrange
The pain that you felt is finally gone
You feel like a king no longer a pawn

The confidence you have allows you to shine
You’re healing yourself with a new state of mind
You can never allow to be brought down again
No matter who tries… a spouse or a friend

The power of attraction is in positive swing
Compliments abounding without doing a thing
That’s how I lived not so long ago
Taking advantage as I continue to grow

I can not be stopped by others who wrong
Justify to yourself as I move along
Cause I have no time for those anymore
Who choose to live behind a closed door

My world is open and I see a new life
One that will prosper no worry or strife
Roadblocks will surely eventually form
I will go up and over or through like a storm

With the strength I feel building deep in my soul
There is no more worry I’m back in control
It’s just for myself the control is for me
That’s all I can do I finally see

Joe Callari

Opening my eyes not surprised to see
A world of disrespect and debauchery
As I continue to fight for the positive side
I would peer with distain for myself in my mind

What happened? Where was I…lost in a haze?
I can see much better as I start a new phase
No longer trapped by negative thoughts
Cause the more that you squirm the deeper your caught

Traveling down a slippery *****
Now look to the future with a glimmer of hope
For the path that I choose is determine by me
Outside detractors can no longer be

For I am the king of my personal throne
It’s all up to me…and to me all alone
Self respect, dignity was once what was lost
Forgiving yourself still comes with a cost

The world is mine…confidence or conceit
Positive movement not accepting defeat
Visual thoughts can help make it real
It’s the start of my life…I’m beginning to feel


Joe Callari

It’s amazing how your life can change on a dime
What you think is real is just passing time
The people so close can lie straight to your face
They may think its better…but it’s just not the case
Deceit and lies continue to fly
For within your darkness…no one hears you cry

I find it ironic with those who will judge
It’s hard for me not to hold a grudge
Cause with all my faults the thing I would never do
Is to lie and to cheat…like the rest of you.
My feelings are obscure but with malice to a fault
I accept the blame that’s due to me and the truth that I sought

But with those who might think that I’am not wise
They attack my intelligence and continue to lie
Cause when the day comes when truth rears it’s head
I will never be able to believe you again.

Joe Callari

I always do everything that’s different from the rest
Never finish what I start, how can I be the best
I live my life from day to day, wonder in my mind
What could have I become… if I really tried
Memories is all I have, with all my hopes and dreams
In a land of make believe, Nothings what it seems

I guess a man is measured by what he has to hold
I who have nothing…Like a broken mold
I used to have some promise but squandered every chance
All the years of wasting…are nothing but a glance
In my life I found it hard to settle for the best
What I thought was better…was always something less

Mistakes, regrets, indecisive and with doubt
I thought that I fit in…I was merely just left out
It’s easy to divert the blame on reasons why you fail
It’s harder to accept the blame with failure on this scale
Regain your edge; make a stand, no sorrow without fault
Make your dreams accomplishments, or let it go for naught

Can you do it all alone and do you have the will?
All the negativity has promise of it still
Now it’s time to start a new, you never lost your way
To believe in those who want to help, fall victim to the prey
So keep your focus straight ahead and leave the past behind
What’s mine is yours is not the truth…what’s yours is never mine


Joe Callari