Do Better: Eye2Eye

Staring at the person in the mirror, eye to eye with the killer, of my dreams

Had the talent, but work ethic, stayed subpar, coupled with the fear of failing anything, I give it two thumbs down, I don’t recommend,

Never got up on the stage and rocked it, instead kept the lyrics crumpled tight up in a pocket, never tried out for a college team,

Even though a lot of hoopers from the base gyms, gave you props, and always questioned why you hadn’t,

You grew too complacent and content, with the job and the struggle,

Never grabbed the open mic, and made them laughing till they cried,

As amateur comedian, but always keep the jokes on deck, wise cracks back to back,

So screaming at the person in mirror, you never let me live, it was always about work,

Work hard, do your job, give it all that you got, knowing they don’t give a care,

But what about me and your dreams, have you ever considered that we dying on the pine,

No attention paid, so we’re not getting any better, no improvements,

Ignored the old adage, if you don’t use, you’re absolutely going to lose it,

Are you not familiar with, Mathew’s parable about the talents, if you keep them hidden, and not investing in them or yourself,

People will surely think less, of what they don’t know about, so you gotta show em,

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Take the first step, then it’s two, then it’s three, invest in yourself, let your talents grow and multiply, prove all the critics wrong,

Once you put your mind to it, you can do anything,

Teamed with the lost dreams, battling the machine, rise up do your part, overthrow the regime, gotta settle this vendetta, make a change N do better, make a change N do better,

Eye to eye conversation, you and I, person in the mirror,

Know you hear me, loud and clear, overcome fears,

And take accountability, and do better, pull them skills up off the shelf,

Dust em off, and go to work (go to work), it’s nearly impossible, to complete the mission,

If you keep them God given gifts hidden, plus it’s counterintuitive, you become the villain,

In the mirror on the wall, usurping all the plans, inside man, mole, opposition, hindering the plans,

You gotta take, and stand and do better,

Clean up all the smudges and smears,

Paint a crystal clear picture of the vision, with the mission goals, so you can start believing and achieving,

Invest in yourself and your health first, do your part, then let the interest stack,

From here reinvest or collect the dividends, never broke again, in the spirt,

We’ve been waiting for some time, for some years, for you to take us off the bench and put us in the game,

Take the first step, then it’s two, then it’s three, invest in yourself, let your talents grow and multiply, prove all the critics wrong,

Gotta settle this vendetta, make a change and do better, no rest for the weary, war with the inner me