she says

I wanna change the world
She says, she says
Do something to be remembered for
She says, she says
I wanna meet the man of my dreams
She says, she says
I wanna have a child who looks like me
She says

She says I wanna fall in love
I wanna travel the world just because
She says I wanna have a family
I wanna make someone's day
I wanna leave my mark on this world
She says, she says

Your words can't hurt me
She says, she says
Nothing in life comes free
She says, she says
You gotta chase your dreams
She says, she says
You gotta have faith and believe
Dreams are not impossible, she says

She says I wanna fall in love
I wanna travel the world just because
She says I wanna have a family
I wanna make someones day
I wanna leave my mark on this world
She says, she says

She went on to see Jesus
And on the day she died
Her daughter stood up to speak

She says I look just like my mama
And I sound like her too
I hope that my life will be like hers too

She says my mama fell in love
She travelled the world just because
She says my mama raised a family
She always knew how to make your day
She was a beautiful woman
She left a beautiful mark on this world
she says, she says

I'll Be Waiting

It was the summer
Before I turned fifteen
I was in wonder
Of why you pursued me
Didn't feel that I
Deserved your love
And now two years later I wonder
Why I gave you up

Walking away from you
Was one of my greatest mistakes
One that I would gladly take
Back if I could
Now you've moved on
She's the apple of your eye
I'm still wondering why

I did everything I could
To push you away
Because I thought you would
Not like the me beyond what you see
But now I know that I
Was telling myself a lie
And I'm still wondering why

Walking away from you
Was one of my greatest mistakes
One that I would gladly take
Back if I could
Now you've moved on
She's the apple of your eye
I'm still wondering why

One day she just up and stopped
Talking to you
You did all that you could do
Just to find out why
She's not the same girl
She used to be

Now I'm wondering why
She's still the apple of your eye
You sit around and wait for her
When she's moving on to someone new

So if you change your mind
And want to give us a try
I'll be waiting for you
To stop waiting for her

Bad Day (not a reference to Daniel Powter)

Today has definately been "one of those days". Basically, a day of disappointment. Disappointed by friends and by adults I respected and admired. I have never so strongly desired to just shout GROW UP at the top of my lungs. I have never seen so much immaturity as I have witnessed today. Part of growing up is taking responsibility. Maybe its not entirely your fault, but you still messed up. Don't worry about the other person, take responsibility for yourself and your actions. Another part of growing up is, after admitting your mistake, apologizing and accepting your punishment with humility. Then, you move on and try to do better. I respect people who do this. Unfortunately, today I lost a lot of respect for adults and ellow students I looked up to. It was sad to see parents acting as immature as their children when they should be the adults in the situation. What kind of example are they setting? In the real world, you can't throw down everytime things don't go your way. It just doesn't work like that! Besides this, I had to sit back idly while someone I love was spoken to in an extremely undeserved and extremely disrespectful manner. I know I shouldn't be angry at these people, but it is hard not to be knowing they hurt someone I do love and respect. I pray that God will help me to love them and respect them despite current circumstances. As awful as today was, I do have faith that God will bring good out of it.