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We were young.

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The days have past, the new days are now. Looking back to when I was 16, could I have imagined the man I am now? Turning pages never seemed so exciting, Or scary. I used to dream about the future, I've lived in the moment to the very last. Now I can say, it took many complex and diverse roads, to bring me here. As a kid I lived my life, close to the family God gave me. My best friend, was my brother. There wasn't a thing I did, that I didn't want him apart of, rather it was legos, or games, to him dragging me up trees, ending up on the roof. to the fist fights, that would end in laughter. We were young once, full of that everyday zeal, full of hope and excitement. Growing up, came in stages. With change coming slowly. What saved me, was the beliefs I held dear, my convictions, hopes, and testimony. It was that greater belief that held me true. The knowledge of God's plan, so grand it may be, yet it's so personal, it even inc

Arcade Fire - Modern Man

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Modern Men

Another day, Another dollar. You take the bag your wife prepared, The lunch you did nothing for. Yet, you're still loved.. AS if the 2 week pay check granted you, the free pass you deemed self righteous enough to take... You tip your coffee gal from Starbucks, that for some reason you like to flirt with.You've even daydreamed about her... Forget you're married? "Thanks for the coffee." The Routine. You wonder why, you wake up, not to excited for the new day. you keep pushin' for something new, a raise, or that opportunity that will change everything. Yet work is just a routine. Life is just a routine, You're wife... God bless her... When was it she you set your mind to..? even your kids can see, that you're oblivious of the families needs.. It's not about the 20 dollars you give them each weekend, or the keys to a car... No those things don't matter... It's the time you spend with them, teaching them, Loving t