Thinking fondly of the past
Memories that will forever last
Wondering where the time has gone
Waiting for a new exciting dawn
Seems like it was just yesterday
When life was only fun and play
No more innocence and open mind
Left all my youthful ideals behind
The many years of working hard
Left soul and mind a little scarred
Yesterday’s lofty happy dreams
Are just a shell now, or so it seems
I did not make the world a better place
When gone will nary leave a trace
Should not the purpose of my being here
To be sent off one day with praise and cheer
I guess for the rest of my remaining days
The choice should be to mend my ways
Reach out to others, be a better man
And do as much good as I possibly can
It might not be much, but at least I tried
To live a life with purpose and pride
And maybe, just maybe there could be a trace
That I did leave this world a little better place