Turn On the Lights

By TD

Looking for that star in the sky
Reaching for my dreams,
Wishing to be the best at what I do

Motivating me with your twinkle of light
In a world of haters
Turn on my light brighter
So my people, my family, and friends
Can see me shine bright
In a life of hell
Where I beat the Devil
By accomplishing my dreams

Even though people told me
I wouldn’t be anything
I proved them wrong

So turn up the lights
So that we can all shine bright
Like diamonds in that sky
Freeing us to be
All that we can be

Turn on the lights for us,
Our kids, our future,
Our friends, our families,
Turn them up
So that we can all see them
Shining bright

1 Comments

  1. joanbradyphotography on March 3, 2014 at 1:49 PM

    Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply

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