Wake Up

WAKE UP

                             You say you quit school at the age of sixteen;
                             It all seemed so boring and the teachers were mean.
                             Something's wrong with the system, they can't blame you.
                             Are you glad you left? Now what will you do?

                             You quit your job at the place you work.
                             Yah, the labor was hard and the boss was a jerk;
                             The hours were long and the pay was low.
                             Are you glad you left? Now where will you go?

                             You learned to make a living outside of the law.
                             It was easy money, but with just one flaw:
                             You ignored all the lessons you had been taught.
                             Sooner or later you're gonna get caught.

                             You got off with probation, but you felt abused;
                             You forgot all the people you stole from and used.
                             Then you met a girl who would love you for life,
                             But only because you had to, you made her your wife.

                             A family of three is hard to support;
                             Your wife took a job as a last resort.
                             Blame the world, there's no job you wanna do.
                             Wake up quitter! It's not them, it's you!

---Sandra Hookham
(horsetrainer)