living proof

Me and The Eagle

A whole lot can come from nothing

I was living proof-

you're doing good if you've got your self

four walls and a roof.

If you give up the time

your soul will play the song,

do what you feel is right

and don't do nobody wrong.

Don't pay no mind to critics

they'll say what they'll say.

You need to care more about your work

than you do about your pay.

Be careful where you tread

'cause you'll always leave some tracks,

but if you take some wrong roads

ain't no sense in looking back.

Watch the name you live up to

you may have to live it down-

cause once you start to fly

it's hard to see the ground.

Don't let anyone tell you

who you are, or what you'll be.

Be your own man

and live your life accordingly.

Don't burn all your bridges

you might have to cross them again.

Make sure you know the people

and the crowd you're hanging in.

Anything worth doing

is worth doing right-

including causing trouble

and picking out your fights.

There are only two things for sure-

one is life and then there's death.

Make your dreams come true

and YOU decide the rest.

CPL Beau "Dirt" Robbins, USMC

7/14/82-7/26/03