They will tell you
In sweet voices
That the world
Is yours for the taking
You can be anything
Or anyone
And you will believe them
But at some point
They will retract their words
And tell you
This is who you are
And all you can really be
Because that's how life is,
They say
That's how the world works
They will shrug
When you remind them
Of your promised potential
And say
That's way you do
You lie to kids
And hope somehow it'll come true
