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It's Tough to Be a Teenager It's tough to be a teenager, no one really knows What pressure is like in school, this is how it goes. I wake up every morning, and stare into this face I wanna be good lookin', but feel like a disgrace. My friends them seem to like me, if I follow through with their dare, But when I try to be myself, they never seem to care. My mom, well she keeps saying, I gotta make the grade While both my parents love me, it slowly seems to fade. It seems like everyone I know is trying to be so cool And every time I try, I end up just a fool. I've thought about taking drugs, I really don't want to you know But I just don't fit in, and it's really startin' to show. Maybe if I could make the team, I'll stand out in the crowd If they could see how hard I try, I know they would be proud. You see I'm still a virgin, my friends they can't find out 'Cause if they knew the truth, I know they'd laugh and shout. Sometimes I really get so low, I want to cash it in My problems really aren't so bad, if I think of how life's been. Sometimes I'm really lost, and wonder what to do I wonder where to go, who can I talk to. It's tough to be a teenager, sometimes life's not fair I wish I had somewhere to go, and someone to CARE.                                                                                 ~Tony Overman

A Street Kid's Guide (How to get from here to there) It's hard to get from here to there If you never get out of bed. You lie a lot to fool your friends But you fooled yourself instead. It's harder to get from here to there If you set your goals too high; Then nothing ever works out right; Too soon, you no longer try. But the hardest way to get from here to there Is when all you ever do Is count up the years, and miles to go. Then you're through before you're though. So how do you get from here to there? Well, you first must believe you can Let no one tell you differently- It's your life and it's in your hands. Then turn your dreams into your goals And see what you need now To satisfy the requirements: The why, the where and how. At first you're overwhelmed, of course; There is so much you don't know. But keep your faith, be strong and sure, For you do have a way to go. Take careful steps and do them right, Take pride in each thing done. Don't look too far ahead of yourself, Just that next step yet to come. Before you know it you'll be there, friend, Your dream will then be real. And you'll be standing where I am now, Telling others how good it feels. You'll tell them not to quit themselves, To have faith, though it's hard to bear. So they will know it can be done- They, too, can get from here to there.                                                ~Someone

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