Time

I'll start by saying this is not my own work. This is a famous song called 'Time' that has been performed by several different artists over the years in various forms, and with different lyrics. It's amazing how much meaning can be conveyed by simple words in a beautiful song, sometimes. This is a version that I've compiled and edited, because the lyrics have insired me and given me strength over the years. I hope this gem can help anyone else, in the same way that it did me.

Some people run,
Some people crawl.
Some people don't even
Move at all.

Some roads lead forward,
Some roads lead back.
Some roads are bathed in light
And some wrapped in fearful black.

Some people never get,
Some never give,
Some people never die
And some never live!

At sunset I laugh,
Sunrise I cry.
At midnight I'm in between,
And I'm wondering why!

Time oh time, where did you go?
Time oh time, where did you go?

When I get where I'm going...

When I leave the realm of the living, I don't want to be remembered as a good singer, a good musician or a good guitarist.

I don't want to be talked about as the life of the party, as great company or as the clown who could make everyone smile.

I'd rather be remembered by the closest of my friends as a generous person who gave of myself until there was nothing left to give. And then some more. I'd rather be remembered as a friend who was always there when I was needed, and sometimes even when I wasn't :). If my friends remember me as this person, I can die a happy man.

My purpose on this planet has been fulfilled!