Let me show you the treasure I found in the ditches,

Let me share the lessons failure has taught,

Let me share my wealth, though I have no riches,

Let me tell you the story of every scar wrought,

 

Let me tell you of times of hunger and envy,

Let me tell of pain and the lessons it taught,

Let me show you the wheals that the whips left upon me,

Let me show you the scars of the battles I've fought,

 

And finally let me flesh out their meaning,

Let me tell you the reason I never gave up,

Let me tell how I can be rich but not wealthy,

Let me measure my treasure in a half full cup.