Something on my side built me up And gave me pride helped me cope helped me survive A choice in life Helped me define myself in time Of both body and mind how you live is Your choice I hold this close To me I know its hard enough as it is Trying to motion through everyday bullshit Growing up fast Seeing my Mother fall helplessly victim to Substance abuse Fuck If I'll ever become that A better life better chance Better plan Still learning Still listening Still searching For my myself I know its hard enough as it is Trying to motion through everyday bullshit This is for us the few left The ones still standing. Fuck what they think Still here. Still clean. For Susan Griffith, eating pills My brother Shawn, A drunk driver killed In this life My choice remains the same Forever unchanged