SLEEPLESS NIGHTS


SITTING BY THE WINDOW,
ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT,
I CAN'T HELP TO WONDER,
WHY I CAN'T MAKE THINGS RIGHT.

I JUST KEEP ON THINKING,
THOUGHT SWIRL IN MY MIND,
SEEMS NO MATTER WHAT I DO,
I GET LEFT BEHIND.

I FEEL I'M WALKING FORWARD,
IN REALITY I'M MOVING BACK,
HOW MANT STEPS I'VE TAKEN,
I REALLY HAVE LOST TRACK.

PROGRESS IT DENIES ME,
PERHAPS I DENY IT,
THE SHOES I KEEP ON TRYING,
NEVER SEEM TO FIT.

NOW IT'S TIME TO MOVE AHEAD,
NO MORE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS,
NO MORE DO I HAVE TO WONDER,
JUST HOW TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

MY SIGHTS ARE SET STRAIGHT AHEAD,
LOOKING FORWARD DOWN THE ROAD,
TOMMOROW WILL BE HAPPINESS,
THAT'S WHAT MY FUTURE HOLDS.



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