you could mistake 
your life for a situation 
you could make decisions 
based on wrong information 

it would be great 
to be a child again 
but we gotta pretend 
to love ourselves instead 

in your situation 
I’d be dead in ten seconds 
I speak with endless admiration 
for the lifting you do with grace 

in your situation 
I’d target more than a few for assassination but you endure it all 
with a smile on your face 

I take your call 
and just try to be present 
I can recall when those shoes 
were mine to wear 

I share all the hope and power 
I find present 
because that selfish part of me 
knows it's an investment coming back