Once Again

You're born, you're hungry and scared,
You cry, you laugh, and smile and learn again.
You try to walk, you fall, you're hurt,
You cry, you laugh, and smile and try again.
You're playing a game, you lose, you fail,
You cry, you laugh, and smile and play it again.
You have a crush, you cannot woo, your heart breaks,
You cry, you laugh, and smile, and try again.
You go to college, you drink and smoke, and rote a lot,
You cry, you laugh, and smile, and rote again.
You fall in love, you make it work,
You cry, you laugh, and smile, and love them again,
You start a job, you join the rut, put on some weight,
You cry, you laugh, and smile, and go to work again.
Your friends change, you miss them so,
You cry, you laugh, and smile, and make new ones again.
Your fall out of love, or in love once more,
You cry, you laugh, and smile, but know it'll never be the same again.
You're the topic of slander and lies, you take a call,
You cry, you laugh, and smile, and ignore it all again.
Your job gets worse, you want it no more,
You cry, you laugh, and smile, and look for work again.
You make mistakes, you do things right,
You cry, you laugh, and smile, and promise never again.
You care for others, you show it to them,
You cry, you laugh, and smile as they ignore it again.
You distance yourself from the world, you feel out of place,
You cry, you laugh, and smile, and try to fit in again.
You're hollow inside, you're parted and alone,
You cry, you laugh, and smile, and pretend it's alright again.

There is a world beyond, where there is life without fear, and death without pain.
You won't cry, you won't laugh, and smile, but be at peace again.