I Am Young
There has to be a time
There has to be a place
Where the world turns around
And sees itself face to face
There has to be some “way”
That the colors will never fade
A time when the young can be alive
The sun sets on the water
And I try to understand
How anyone could love this world
When they can’t even give a hand
I am young, I know
But I will never grow
If they cannot let me go
If they will not let me go
There has to be a time
There has to be a place
Where girls become women
And boys turn into men
These feelings inside of me
Will never be set free
If they lock me behind a door
And throw away the key
I am young, I know
But I will never grow
If they cannot let me go
If they will not let me go
There has to be a time
There has to be a place
When they have to let me go
- Published Fenton Independent 11-3-82
Copyright © Chris Hagy | Year Posted 2018
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