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I lay back on my bed, letting my mind stroll down memory lane
Finding solace, and comfort, but also finding pain
Remembering love ones long gone, long lost
The bridges I burned and the bridges I crossed
I remember all the good times, the jokes and wise cracks
And all the betrayals, so many stabs to back
I took and gave them as simple as saying hello
But that's not me any more now that I've had a chance to grow
Those who knew me then don't recognize the person I have become
A being worthy of respect, a task that's almost done
And I still change today, right now as we speak
I look forward to the finished product, the future no longer bleak
I have risen above my deterrence's,taking their blows, emerging stronger
Remembering how the kept me down, that was then but no longer
Will I Lie down on the floor sniveling like scum
I can fight back thanks to all that i have become
It is possible with all of us, correction never out of range
You just need to realize that there is always room for change
Take your real friends and family, keep them held as close as you can
Then crush the other noise, show them you are a man
Rise above adversity, never take now for an answer
Fight for a new you, exterminate the cancer
That is the injustice given to you by daily life
Never let them see you stumble, only show them your strongest strife
You can change just like I did, repent for your sins
Teach other what I have thought you, inform your future kin
Die peacefully, no regrets to your name
Allow your self peace when you stroll down memory lane

- Gonzalez, Jesse