If god had a plan
A roadmap and a van
I’d be rolling through the dust just as fast as I can
But since this is something we can’t truly know
I keep my eyes open wherever I go
Is it written in the stars, the underbelly of the bar
The fortune cookie crumpled in the backseat of the car
Just a sign of direction, a woman’s inflection
Where this ship in a storm may find some protection
Well maybe a map just ain’t how it goes
’Cause the answers would strip all the truth from the woes
I look to the sky and I dig through the car
I check the reflection in the bathroom of the bar
’Cause we all gonna journey through the valley of despair
The part of the story that doesn’t seem fair
You’ve been at it long, years long gone, and it feels
Like you must be doing something wrong
Because the growth, the success, the recognition
Doesn’t come
I wanna put my hands up
Be fuckin’ done . . .

This is the point of the journey when most people quit
This life that I’m after must not be a fit
It wouldn’t be given
I knew that from the start
Going the distance would take more than heart
It would take courage and it would take grit
Faith that things would surely work out in the end
Maybe that’s the direction I so badly crave
The gift’s what you learn about life on the way
Although it’s not always clear if I’m on the right track
I’ve come this far baby
There’s no turning back . . .

I wanna be successful
I’m a damn human being
But it won’t come quick and easy
Attaining this dream
Naw I’m not quitting
I hope neither are you
The game is long, the valley dark
But so beautiful too
The feedback, the props, the money and claps
I write not for these
But because writing’s my map
I’m committed to the slog
I’m committed to my craft
There’s always a reason to
Stray from the path . . .

Even when it’s hard
And I don’t see a reason
I’ll write about the leaves and
The color of the season
Keep watering the seeds
With all the years that pass
The fruits of our efforts shall blossom at last
You could never be a failure when to be a success
Means continuing when others quit
Keep giving your best . . .

If you needed it
This is your reason to keep going . . .

I believe in you.