By princess leia
Date: 29 August 2000
sixteen
how foolish have i been
to wander down that road again,
the one i said where i would never go.
where people tell you what to think.
they make you put aside your dreams,
and tell you what they think you ought to know.
'cause
sixteen is just a number
like eight and a hundred and ten.
it only says how long you've been living;
it doesn't tell me where you've been.
your spirits have been sunken low,
and even then, not ceased to grow,
though every day presents another trial.
by reaching out to find the truth,
you've found the good i see in you.
your marathon through life's just been a mile,
but
sixteen is just a number
like eight and a hundred and ten.
it only says how long you've been living;
it doesn't tell me where you've been.
sixteen miles isn't very far,
but sixteen people couldn't fit in your car,
'cause
sixteen is just a number,
like eight and a hundred and ten.
it only says how long you've been living;
it doesn't tell me where you've been.
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