Circle
By John Keith Music
Yo, this is important so listen up kid
I’ll tell you a secret, I’ll lift up the lid.
Life is a journey and here is a fact,
You only go forwards, you can never go back.
It’s been a hot minute since I was at school
Ignoring the teachers and acting the fool.
We all made a promise and stated it bold,
unlike our parents, we’d never grow old.
We laughed at their clothes and the music they played
And hated the way that they all seemed afraid.
They stopped taking chances and forgot all their dreams
Replaced them with worry, or that’s how it seemed.
But we would be different, stay young in our mind
We’d be friends forever, and keep with our kind.
The girls that we hung with were cool to be round
They’d never try to settle us down.
Why live for the weekend? What’s wrong with today?
You can have what you want, as long as you pay.
And that’s where you’ll hear a familiar tale.
Making fast money often ends up in jail.
You want all the freedom and also the time.
You’re told you can get it. Just do the crime.
Too many young men, start selling a drug
And end up in graves that their lifestyle has dug.
Losing your freedom
can seem just like hell
When the years pass so slowly
Whilst you sit in a cell.
Compared to a headstone, jail seems like good luck
When things have gone sideways to make a quick buck.
Meanwhile on the outside, there’s the guys that played straight.
They’ve worked for their money, now they’re out on a date.
The girls are now women. They want all the toys
They know they won’t get them by mixing with boys.
They want something better, not just to survive.
A brand new mercedes parked up on the drive.
Inside their clocks ticking, it’s driving them wild
Nature is calling, they must have a child.
Their instinct is saying, feather the nest
‘Our child’ must have, only the best.
They need a provider that’s willing to work.
Not some young street rat or drug dealing jerk.
Someone like their dad, a dependable guy
Works hard for the family, so they can buy
A beautiful home with a manicured lawn
Safe and secure for when baby is born.
It seems crazy to think, as she’s changing a nappy
That this is the life that’s making her happy
The husband has given up looking for thrills
He’s now responsible for paying the bills.
To the casual onlooker, maybe it seems
As if he’s surrendered and forgotten his dreams.
The truth is he hasn’t, so let me explain
All that has happened, his dreams have now changed.
He’s chosen to have a traditional life.
A home for his children, for him and his wife.
They go to a restaurant for dinner and wine
Then head home to bed to have a good time.
Two weeks in the summer they get to relax
On chairs by a pool, they lay on their backs.
Their children are growing and soon they are teens
Eyes on their phones and glued to the screen
Then off with their friends, and dad knows the score
About what they're saying when they’re out of the door.
How they’ll make a promise and they’ll state it bold,
unlike their parents, they’ll never grow old.
As they laugh at their music and how they are dressed
They don’t need advice because they all know best.
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