This Lifetime

I've spent this lifetime trying to make
my words heard/from pouring my heart out on the page to falling off the curb/ the liqour had me swerving from left to right/ and like a boxer I threw up my fists to fight/ the pressure and the pain of being a lost and lonely soul/ just waiting on the moment when I could break free and steal the talent show/ so I built my words on a plateau higher than ever before/ found out that I didnt need the drugs and bottles anymore/ so I layed out a fresh page and stood back up from the floor/ leveled my head out, took to the sky and now I soar/ like a star meant to shine, and not die out over time/to make my words eternal,  live forever in the rhyme/ so when you start to feel like you can't make it through the day/ just remember that I used to be there, down and out, now everything is all okay/ this life can be troublesome and sometimes it may seem like too much to bare/ so hold onto your hopes and dreams, cause those are what get you there/ to that place where you know that the pain and struggle were worth the blood, sweat and tears/ just take a deep breathe and brighter days will shine over all your fears/