Keeping it real

Keeping It Real as a young child I could dream of far off places with dragons, kings & queens still in my mind I shine the inner light of solace playing with a bat & ball as I got a little older I stood up tall trying to find the spark to light the inner flame I gave up the sand box to build forts in the woods stolen candy bars from a nearby store I gave up the goods back then I liked the Yankees & the Bee Gees As the years would pass I had every reason to grasp a quest to live my life through perhaps I bit off far more then I could chew in the days of my youth were very brief I always felt like turning over a brand new leaf Sweat pants & the break dance scene a shouting star to the dance hall scene chilling with my friends now that I was grown I used to really hold my own head up high to the sky & never relent to ever give up the fight kissing sweet honey's down at the school thought I was so cool block parties after high school with fast cars too Hearing the tunes of Stevie B smoking weed & laughing until I cried Thought that sex was real love but that soon would fade instant gratification made me rest on a small vacation had moments of sadness feeling all alone until the day I met the savior & my life would shine Created by the hand of his elegance crafted from his design all my sins & chains were gone now I sing the redemption song Some say you got to go through Hell to get to heaven it's not a one stop shopping event at your local seven eleven so today I choose to keep it real where other dismiss & say it's no big deal the light of the world shined on me & love was the answer Never relent to ever give up on your dreams In time you'll shine through the darkness with light Don't ever give up on the fight