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I don't know what to do, it's just so hard for me to get through.

How can I do this if I don't have the skills? Everytime I see this it

gives me chills.

When the going gets tough? All it does is just gets rough.

No one ever knows what I have to go through. people lookin'

at me like I'm a fool--yeah I do go to school and do what I have

to do to have a successful life--all I want to be is successful

but most times? It gets stressful.

Don't look down at me like I'm stupidity 

Look up at me like I have dreams to fulfill but needs the skills.

Don't judge me until you know me.

Don't hate me until you like me.

Don't hurt me until you cared for me.

Because I would do the same for you, and you know it's true.

How can I get a good life if I don't have the skills to reach success? 

Because all that do? Is leads to stress.

I'm tryin' to do it right and keep the bad out of complete sight.

I have lots of dreams, and they may be extreme.

But when I have hopes and dreams? I don't stop

until I succeed.

Even if I am smaller than an appleseed but I don't care.

Because I will show you and now who's the real fool?

This is so hard for me to do.

So hard for me to get through.

But I will show you.

I'm not no fool.

And that ain't nothin' else.

But all true

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