From the time I was 10,
I was taught to be a man....

I was told never take life for granted,
and to remember the 10 commandments....

I was told playing was for children,
yet this left me bewildered.....

I was told I needed a wife,
in order to have a great life....

I was told I needed children,
to fulfill my stability.....

I was told never to cry,
and to never act shy....

I was told to be a man,
I had to make a stand...

Work was what I was taught,
for a life that I sought....

Where is my wife...
Where are my children...

Never had either or...
But what a great life...

Did my time past....
Was my life that fast....