Why I Look Back
They say put your past behind you in order to pave your future
But how do you create a future when you have no past
How do you become first
If at first you don't start last
They say live and let die
But how do you identify bad experiences and deal with the pain
How do you learn that there soon will be sunshine
Right after the rain
They say forgive and forget, bury the hatchet, it’s water under the bridge
But I say forgive and remember
You didn’t go through that hardship for nothing
It was so that you could become wiser and not let anyone else hurt you like that ever
They say rely on your senses and your common sense
But they have forgotten one important part
Not everything can be handled by senses and your mind
Sometimes you have to follow your heart
Which, is why tomorrow I plan to move forward, but why I look back
We are doomed to repeat events if we don’t learn from history
So I look back on my mistakes and success
To see where I’ve been, to see where I am going