If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill,
Be a scrub in the valley — but be
The best little scrub by the side of the rill;
Be a bush if you can't be a tree.
If you can't be a bush be a bit of the grass,
And some highway happier make;
If you can't be a muskie then just be a bass —
But the liveliest bass in the lake!
We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew,
There's something for all of us here,
There's big work to do, and there's lesser to do,
And the task you must do is near.
If you can't be a highway then just be a trail,
If you can't be the sun be a star;
It isn't by size that you win or you fail —
Be the best of whatever you are!
When into sorrow, my poor soul sinks
When a sound of despair in my heart rings
I'
When I Die I Want Your Hands On My Eyes
When I die I want your hands on my eyes:
I want the light and the wheat of your beloved h
What do I see in you? Oh boy. Oh boy,
I see mountains and rivers a lifetime of joy,
You bring the sunshine to my rain.
You give me love when I feel pain.
My mirror is broken, or at least it seems to be,
for today I discovered an old man starin
Look at the beauty in her eyes,
a glow that shines like the sunrise.
Her sm
We started as strangers.
We fell and became lovers.
We started with a, "Hi,"
First time we met,
We smiled laughed and played,
By the big Oak Tree in the back,
I loved you,
But you broke my heart.
I should have known
That was your go
You made me run away
from those who loved me anyway.
You pushed me down into the
