Virtue
I'm not some chosen one
But I know where I come from
I know where I'm going to
And I'm so glad that I'm going with you
Some people just feel old
But I feel you and it feeds my soul
When I reach down inside my heart and feel Virtue there
Such a twisted-up old world
It turns on every boy and girl
Sun rises in a clear blue sky
Sun sets — every girl and boy die
All this good life’s just a crutch
When the whole damn world is so out of touch
I reach down inside my heart and touch the Virtue there
Should ever you stumble and fall
When this everyday battle just pushes your back up against the wall
Call me — I'm easily found
You won't have to fight anymore when I reach down
Say what you will of the ways
We fill up and waste our days
Call it the devil or call it fate
I say that it's never too late
I won't go six feet under ground
I'll turn this graveyard upside down
When I reach down inside my heart and wake up the Virtue there
I'll reach down inside my heart and I'll feel the mercy there
I'll reach down inside my heart and I'll share the Virtue there
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original version:
I'm not some chosen one
But I know where I'm coming from
I know where I'm going to
And I'm so glad that I'm going with you
Some people just feel old
But I feel you, and I feel my soul
When I reach down inside my heart and find Virtue there
It's such a twisted-up world
That turns on every boy and girl
Sun rises in a clear blue sky
Sun sets and it's time to die
When my grief’s all too much
When the whole damn world’s so out of touch
I reach down inside my heart and touch the Virtue there
Should ever you stumble and fall
When this "new day – same battle"
Just pushes your back up against the wall
Call me, I'm easily found
You won't have to fight anymore when I reach down
Say what you will of the ways
We fill up and waste our days
Call it the devil or call it fate
I say that it's never too late
I won't go six feet under ground
I'll turn this graveyard upside down
When I reach down inside my heart and feel the Virtue there
©2013 Glenn Bourdot