Josh was serenely calm and shy within his heart
His face stayed straight and never could break free
And favored, loved, revered by peers he played his part
Staying safe with what he knows so as not to be seen
He never travelled farther than one full day's drive
And he'd done nothing where he ever worried for his life
He never really lived because he never really died
Or risked anything of value in his life
Now Sarah had the best taste in the world
Everyone and anyone would agree
She knew just what to wear and always what to say
She always seemed to know just how to be
But you won't always be appreciated just by being right
Everyone has problems though we all pretend to be all right
We all fall short and feel inadequate but we still try
Our flaws and quirks are of great value in this life
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Well William never asked for anything, no sir
He was never given any chance
It was always ready and prepared to bring, yes sir
Like his life it was all prepared and all pre-planned
Born into power and born with a path
To do nothing of your own accord sounds pretty sad
How could you value your own art
Knowing it was someone else's hand
And to create and choose is of great value in this life
Creation's of great value in this life
Right? Right!
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Jenny knew quite well just how to run
But she'd never gone anywhere just to sit
And she'd compete, be first after the gun fired off - pow!
But never learned to appreciate it, no
She never learned to appreciate any of it
We can put forth so much effort that we always get first place
But if we spend so much time spent on winning the race
We never understand just how it feels
To help someone come unlaced
Or never gotten anything of value in their life
Never helped a- anyone who's never gotten anything of value
Michael never did no one no wrong, sir
One of the few to do as he was told
Made no mistakes and never dared to look the other way
While there was any wrong going on
Kept his religion and he loved his wife
But he never asked any questions about war and genocide
He never cared to find out any of the reasons why
People don't place value on one's life
Sometimes people don't place too much value on this life
Now Samuel's just a cipher from the coast
Doesn't fit his expected role
But he smiles and does the best he can to lift those
All of the people that he knows
And he's singing songs & giving hugs to everyone he meets
Hoping that they'll find themselves and who they want to be
He doesn't know all that he wants but he found how he wants to be
And it isn't always fun and it's never that easy
But it's how we live that shows how we value our own life
It's how we live that shows how we value our own life
It's how we live that shows how we value our own life
It's how we live that shows how we value our own