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larry curtis spurlock

timeline

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riding on the freeway of life
going nowhere fast
no exit in site
2
oh oh my, what a lost feeling
too far to turn back
too high a ceiling
3
didn't like myself during this time
the choices weren't there
had no rhymes
4
don't want to be a bitter bitch
so i'll respectfully refrain
from wallowing in the ditch
5
chapters fleeting in this book
one day i'm doing social studies
next day i'm learning to kill a gook
6
from june '68 thru nov. '69
i was thrust into space
i was lost in time
7
after i graduated my old high school
my parents moved away
i felt like a fool
8
didn't have a chance for college
cause without big money
education's a folly
9
and the only thing confronting me
was viet nam
and the us army
10
you really couldn't crib'n'shack
what girl would take a chance
on a guy who might not come back
11
beer and a room is your prize
so you work for a dollar
and hang out with local guys
12
there you have the devil's playground
you find yourself doing
different things that you've found
13
not much chance without family
to be there for you
helping you see
14
so you feel trapped and rolled
lost in the middle
lonely and cold
15
so you waste away for a year and a half
survive two years in the army
then you sigh; then you laugh
16
i wish i had had an easier road
but i've taken classes
and learned the code
17
although i've tried hard to succeed
i only am who i am
i come from the seed
18
but i'll do everything i can
to make sure my child
has an easier plan
19
yes i've had unknowing heartache
and she'll be spared that
for the grace of god's sake
20
my memory of that time is dank
it's just a part of my life
i keep locked away in a tank
21
just keep that lost feeling put away
and always remind yourself
today is a different day
22
celebrate passing through the storm
and getting soaking wet
but then getting warm
23
it just seemed like i had no choice
i was in a play
without a voice
24
those hard times are gone
and now i'm here
to face the dawn
25
lest there be doubt, i am me
no more - no less
just what you see
26
in a much later time i'm cosmic cowboy
riding my c b
all of the mclean's girls’ toy
27
just ten years after
the darkness seemed gone
i thought i heard laughter
28
still that cloud isn't far from me
it rains some
but i'm under a tree
29
maybe i learned from an earlier time
twenty-eight years later
this child is mine
30
so life is life - is life - is life
is heavy - is heavy - is heavy
but you pay the price
31
now everything is flowing free
don't be a don't be
be a doobie
32
maybe everyone has a cross
to bear during life
to pay the cost
33
but you got to move ahead
don't let a nightmare
ruin your head
34
if you find you're all alone
don't give up
fight for the bone
35
you'll find just as i
keep moving along
you'll soon start to fly
36
and once you have gained some lift
you re on your way
life is a gift
37
so don't stick your head in the sand
keep it up high
stick to a plan
38
then all of the people you know
will say you're doing fine
you defeated your foe
39
and as you come on down the slope
all who see
you didn't give up hope
40
even though you've had a tough time
you get over it
you make a rhyme
41
during that period i wasn't the man
i've now become
i set a plan
42
now if you have an empty cup
just do your best
to fill it up
43
and if you don't go over the top
it doesn't matter
when it's time to stop
44
because you've given it your best
god will smile on you
you've passed the test

you’ve passed the test

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