I woke up this morning
Looked in the mirror
And thought to myself
If not me then who else
Could change the way I felt

If my life takes a turn
Perhaps for the worst
What's the worst I can say
At least I tried it today
How else could I make my way

From this side of life
To the other side
To get on with the show
Cause you never know
Which way things will go

If not me then who else
Would stare back at myself
Give me a talking to
Tell me the truth
About what I'm going through

As I look deep
Into the reflection of me
Seeing what I need to know
Before I turn to go
Saying, never lose hope

She is the path we wish to travel on
Waves that stir the sea
All we could possibly ever want
Everything we need

She is the answer to the questions asked
Yet mysterious in her ways
The moment that men place their bets
Perfect timing, never late

She's at the start of new beginnings
The center of give and take
Soft whisper that turns back hard winds
Brand to the new day

The hope that most men hang on
A gentle guiding light
Freshness at the break of dawn
Perfection when you find

With words she can move mountains
Changing many a young man's heart
Where righteousness flows like fountains
Hold her tight as you guard your heart

In 10 years where will I be
Will I have bought the farm

In 9 by then will the good Lord I see
As I have moved along

In 8 will I have reached the pearly gates
And made myself at home

Maybe 7 is the number for me
When I'll be as good as gone

At 6 will I lose all bets
And seal the deal, I'm done

Or will it be 5 I'm no longer alive
Having made a valiant run

Maybe 4 will have me at deaths door
Saying my goodbyes to everyone

Or will 3 be it for me
Losing out on my last turn

Or 2 who knew the last candle I blew
Would no longer burn

Then again maybe 1 saying I've had my fun
That's it I quit I'm done

Will today be your last goodbye
The last time you see a child smile
The day you take your final breath
The day proclaimed, the day you left

Will you make today meaningful
Tell those you know how much you love
Apologize for the way you've behaved
Will today be that day

Will today be your last hooray
The day they turn the spicket off
The last time you see the sunrise
Or marvel at the nights starry sky

The last day to make amends
Or hold the hand of a loving friend
The last chance to make it better
Last chance to dance before it's over

Will today be the last day to say
I love you in a meaningful way
Will today be the day you find
The last chance to really live this life

This old road I’m traveling on
Is down to one lane and that lane is slow
The only ones to ever pass
Head straight for the exit, bout out of gas

With so much white hair, blowing in the wind
Little notion I care less about traffic jams
With nowhere to be and nowhere to go
I’ll stay on this road and go it alone

The seat beside me that once held my love
Now holds the mystery of what’s yet to come So much has changed in the blink of an eye
As wiper blades wipe the tears that I cry

Missing my friends I once traveled with
When this road was young and easier to get
To your destination just cruising along
How did I get this new bruise on my arm

I chalk it up to the bumps in the road
Like the ones in my life I can not control
Along this lonely road I’m traveling on
That is down to one lane and that lane is slow

Nothing much good
Happens in the dark
No matter where
You find that you are

Feel the evil squirm
As it's on the rise
Covering up those who succumb
With this mass of cloudy lies

Bless my soul ya'll
I'm afraid
We are living
In Darkened Days

People walk around
With blinders on
So they can't see
All that's going wrong

Clocks on the wall
Say the time is nigh
Too dark for most to see
The good in us wave bye, bye

With the devil on the loose
In his fits of rage
We're here living
In Darkened Days

We've played along
As they've played our hand
As good as gone
Strike up the band

Who can we find these days
To apologize
With this long list
Of I, Me, Mine

There soon enough
Want be a soul around to save
With us living
In these Darkened Days

The Masters of War
Are at it again
While the warmongers take
The young continue to give
We cry out for peace
And an end to this game
You give us that and take from these
It's all more of the same
Why do we continually hang
To the lies that you preach
Have we not learned
Hell is within your reach
The money you make
In the making of bombs
You feel that you have
Already won
But still, you press on
As the death tolls rise
It doesn't much matter
On which side they die
As long as there's profit
That can be made
Doing your will in those we ****
Being just another day
For the Masters of War
Who are at it again
But God's keeping score
And you lose in the end