Shielding The Future
When I was young, I tried to be all things to everyone
And looking in a mirror always made me want to run
But every year another fear was put to pasture
Day by day, I became my Fathers son
I survived the slings and arrows of misfortune
Learned to laugh away the pain and have some fun
In time, I came to like what I'd become
I remember un-requited love for a girl who didn't know my name
Fear of her rejection made me slink away ashamed
Watching from afar I used to wonder
How to fan her passion into flames
Then feeling like a fool while others woo'ed her
I'd never even tried to stake a claim
And I knew I only had myself to blame
As the failures of our youth subside
We use the answers they provide
To build our armor strong enough to last
Shielding the future from the past
Children grow up slower now than they ever did before
They've all been so protected they can't even find the door
With that SmartPhone in their face they'll never see it
They all depend on Google to be smart
Lose or win, they always got their trophies
But it's failure that has wisdom to impart
So the real world is sure to break their heart
At 60 years of age I see things clearer than before
The blunders of my childhood I no longer answer for
Getting older has its drawbacks and its problems
And dying's terrifying that's for sure
But when we know our armor is unbroken
Being younger loses most of its allure
And trouble's not so hard to endure
As the failures of our youth subside
We use the answers they provide
To build our armor strong enough to last
Shielding the future from the past
Shielding the future from the past
Shielding Shielding Shielding
Shielding Shielding Shielding
Shielding Shielding Shielding
And looking in a mirror always made me want to run
But every year another fear was put to pasture
Day by day, I became my Fathers son
I survived the slings and arrows of misfortune
Learned to laugh away the pain and have some fun
In time, I came to like what I'd become
I remember un-requited love for a girl who didn't know my name
Fear of her rejection made me slink away ashamed
Watching from afar I used to wonder
How to fan her passion into flames
Then feeling like a fool while others woo'ed her
I'd never even tried to stake a claim
And I knew I only had myself to blame
As the failures of our youth subside
We use the answers they provide
To build our armor strong enough to last
Shielding the future from the past
Children grow up slower now than they ever did before
They've all been so protected they can't even find the door
With that SmartPhone in their face they'll never see it
They all depend on Google to be smart
Lose or win, they always got their trophies
But it's failure that has wisdom to impart
So the real world is sure to break their heart
At 60 years of age I see things clearer than before
The blunders of my childhood I no longer answer for
Getting older has its drawbacks and its problems
And dying's terrifying that's for sure
But when we know our armor is unbroken
Being younger loses most of its allure
And trouble's not so hard to endure
As the failures of our youth subside
We use the answers they provide
To build our armor strong enough to last
Shielding the future from the past
Shielding the future from the past
Shielding Shielding Shielding
Shielding Shielding Shielding
Shielding Shielding Shielding
Credits
Writer(s): Bobby Faria
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