Graduation

Our lives will both begin and end                                                                                                           We must all say  farewell to our friend                                                                                                 Goodbye to high school years of innocence                                                                                           Hello to jobs, college, and the world not making sense                                                                          This is now our life                                                                                                                                Applications have been filled out                                                                                                         These are the years that really count                                                                                                        Will you become a workaholic?                                                                                                                Or will you become an alcoholic                                                                                                               What will be your choice?                                                                                                                         A big house on a cul-de-sac                                                                                                                    Or one of the sheds out back                                                                                                                   These are the decisions that matter                                                                                                        Will we stay together or scatter?                                                                                                               Our lives will both begin and end