place your bets in my steps
we all understand the world with wine at our lips
see all the represents you: money, mind and chips
stack them high and be risky when you gamble
be quiet, play the game, no one likes it when you ramble
the morning sun is still and my world dips toward it
i still remember your firm hand and how i couldn't reward it
the moon bled across the lake and we drank every drop
re-writing history by taking photos at the field, to the crop
and how do i feel now that i am happy and fulfilled?
nevermind, but is this state something that i willed?
to feel such clarity with every midnight's coming and passing
when i used to run the city wild, driving fast and crashing
am i living meaningful now that i'm harmless atop my shelf?
now that i have taken that opportunity and distanced myself?
because now i see the real challenge of life while awake
lusting over the temptations that i try to shake
the true struggle of life is silent and heartless and strict
it doesn't tell you it's coming or which bone it's going to pick
it glares at you, mockingly, knowing that you'll fail
you'll never know the wind 'til the day you try to sail
i know that i am the poison that taints every glass
i know that i am the burden that comforts days passed
so it is out of consideration that i say such quick goodbyes
it's hard to love someone who pinpoints all the lies
© Copyright Miss Carly Marie 2008-2012
