holding light

from tell me i'm amazing by Tim Birchard

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Old man smoking a cigarette on a park bench
Yells out "Hey!" as I'm walking by
He seemed pretty harmless, so I said okay
I'll give him five minutes, then I gotta be on my way

I put my money in the wrong parking meter
I got a ticket all the same
Despite my best intentions
I've got no one else to blame

He said, "Are you leaving your garage door open at night
Inviting the whole world into your heart?
Stomping around with their muddy boots
Raiding your refrigerator, stealing your art?"

No! Not everyone is trying
To make this world a better place
No! Not everyone is yearning
To love more deeply every day

Don't ever feel remorse
Don't ever feel remorse
For holding light
In the presence of darkness

Old man smoking a cigarette at the stop light
Gonna clean my windshield whether I like it or not
It's dirtier now than when he started
I gave him a dollar, said "it's all I've got"

He said "Be careful what you wish for
You gotta focus on the lesson, not the pain
Not everybody's looking for peace
Not everybody lights the way"

He said, "Are you leaving your garage door open at night
Inviting the whole world into your heart?
Stomping around with their muddy boots
Raiding your refrigerator, stealing your art?"

No! Not everyone is trying
To make this world a better place
No! Not everyone is yearning
To love more deeply every day

Don't ever feel remorse
Don't ever feel remorse
For holding light
In the presence of darkness

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from tell me i'm amazing, released October 7, 2023

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