Most of my vocation has been as a teacher and pastor to teenagers. This is an ode to their struggle to stumble their way into adulthood, never unscathed, but maybe better for the wear.
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PRETTY GOOD TIME
by Tim Sean
we will have a pretty good time,
let my life shimmer and shine
the teenage heart, it wants to laugh,
turn around and it wants to cry
jesus asks me, "what do you want?"
and I think I want to be happy
but I must give my life away,
play my part in this salvation
we will have a pretty good laugh
on the warm red-dirt road
sleepy silly in the old vans
(and my friend, she just knows)
jesus asks me "where'd you go?"
seems I choose to always be distracted
i am spirit but it scares me so;
give me grace, but keep me fearful
we will have a pretty good life,
guard your heart and keep you balance
rise up for what could lie ahead,
a natural high in what we could become
jesus said "go sin no more,
look around, who's left to condemn you.
they can't judge you, nor will I.
please just try."
we will have a pretty good time,
please be safe in all the right ways
we'll find there's so much to give up
and in that so much to gain
remember god in the days of youth
before you tire and grow weary
and we will have a pretty good time
as our lives shimmer and shine