Name What You Are

When we were young, we were kind to ourselves
Crashing in kitchens and god, how we smelled
We couldn’t imagine a future that held
It’s a hard, hard thing to believe in yourself
And harder still when money is on the line
And while you’re waiting on the answer
The question falls to the side
Though you’re walking, try to remember
When someone gave you a ride
And while you’re working
Building your mansion
Someplace away in the sky
Though you’re wandering
Remember when someone kind
Put you up for the night
City to city just desperate for sparks
Barking our shinbones, so pitch was the dark
Who needs the end, it’s enough just to start
It’s a hard, hard thing just to name what you aware
And harder still when you don’t know how or why
And while you’re waiting on the answer
The question falls to the side
Though you’re walking, try to remember
When someone gave you a ride
And while you’re working
Building your mansion
Someplace away in the sky
Though you’re wandering
Remember when someone kind
Put you up for the night