You Cannot Live This Life Anymore Without

I Think It's Difficult For Young People To Acknowledge Being Smart, To Knowledge Being A Reader. I See Kids Who Are Embarrassed To Read Books. They're Embarrassed To Have People See Them Doing It.

If Anyone Could Look Into My Head See Or Feel The Dread That Has Captured Me Or See Within This Sad, Unhappy Brain They Would Only Turn Away Turn Away.

Yeah, That's Funny, Huh?...something Hurts You Real Bad And You Get Used To It. Like Being Hurt Becomes Part Of Who You Are.

People Told Me To Give Up Trying To Be Special And Settle Down To A Regular Life. There Ain't Nothing Wrong With A Regular Life, And That's The Lord's Truth...but It Wasn't For Me, Because I Wanted To Be Something Special. I Knew How Easy It Was For A Dream To Die. I Seen That All Around Me. You Could Let It Die By Just Looking The Other Way.

I Admired The Work Ethic Of The Cowboys I Read About. The Idea Of These Young People Taking On This Much Responsibility Was Impressive. I Would Like Modern Readers To Have An Appreciation Of This.