steph's blog

this song is so ridiculously overplayed and overused but despite all that it's still soooo good...

i hope you never lose your sense of wonder
you get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
may you never take one single breath for granted
god forbid love ever leave you empty handed
i hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
whenever one door closes, i hope one more opens
promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
and when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
i hope you dance

i hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
never settle for the path of least resistance
living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking
lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth making
don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter
when you come close to selling out, reconsider
give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
and when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
i hope you dance
(time is a real and constant motion always rolling us along)
i hope you dance
(tell me who wants to look back on their youth and wonder where those years have gone)

i hope you still feel small when you stand by the ocean
whenever one door closes, i hope one more opens
promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
and when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
dance

i guess with four days left before i spread my wings and try life by myself, i have this to say to others preparing to do the same: stay true to yourself. be proud of who you are, but not overly so. never take the easy way out. don't underestimate yourself. don't forget your blessings, and don't grow numb to the beauty of the world and everyone living in it, including yourself, because no matter what you do or who you become, you're beautiful just the way you are.