Bright eyed girl with a wall for a future

Bright eyed girl: you got nothing to lose

Daddy's away, mom's scraping by

The wall builds taller: stones stacked on bricks

 

Daddy's sick now, but he'll be back

He'll be back better than ever

A promise keeping, all-loving,

good guy that fell on hard times.

 

Helping mom with what you can

But those good grades gon' getchu goin'

The wall needs a ladder,

And you'll  build the steps with A's

 

Daddy's dead and gone for good now; no time to cry

Make him proud from above as you make the climb

The wall is tall but just continue to rise

You'll be far from the poverty is no time

 

Never give into the pressure to succumb,

Don't be overcome by the chains I'm stereotypically bound to

"Stay strong", no doubt I will

"Work hard", I do daily

 

This wall may be my future,

but it's the obstacle I face and embrace,

And with God's grace  I'll raise

The bar to go far and large...

 

Above any

Expectations,

Imaginations, 

Anticipations

People placin'

on a young girl in my shoes