Taking stock as each day brings one closer to the big 4-0.....

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Looking at life and realizing what's important and what's not...looking at priorities and straightening them out.

Important Things

Broken dreams and promises side by side
Mysteries of life, the turning of the tide
Time wasted in the land of wonder
The being blind worry of the future

Could waste my time in front of the screen
A quest for an unattainable fantasy
I could shut it down, go see who's around
Focus on important things

Important things, that feeling my child's smile brings
Important things, in the here and now not in yesterday
Important things...comes a time when change must be made
The important things

"ism"'s and "ology"'s for everything
I'm longing for simplicity
Felt like a permanent resident in a transient state
Trapped in a world with people to whom I could not relate

Won't waste my time in front of the screen
At this point in my life I''ll take reality
Things aren't pretty, but at least I'm free
A slave no more to technology

Important things, that feeling my child's smile brings
Important things, in the here and now not in yesterday
Important things...comes a time when change must be made
The important things

Like sitting by your Loved one's hospital bed
Seeing the big picture when they reach for your hand
Listening to a down and out heartbroken friend
Realizing new beginnings, not dwelling on the end

Important things, that feeling my child's smile brings
Important things, in the here and now not in some far-away place
Important things, comes a times when change must be made
The important things....


words/music: Brett Service
October 1st, 2009, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
copyright: Brett Service 2009