Step Up on Second Writers' Anthology

Starting Within Me
By Allan Evans

I can’t change this whole wide world
But I sure can change my own
Starting within me
I can shed this skin I wore yesterday
Starting within me
Just like today, I’m all brand-new
Starting within me
I know it’s work that will make my dreams become real
And peace in my life can only be
Starting within me

I can whine and complain about the things I see
But whining and complaining never set a man free
Starting within me
I can treat my brothers more gently
Starting within me
I’ll give my sisters their respect
Starting within me
I can see life more clearly now
Knowing the responsibility starts right here within me

I’ve watched my joy turn to pain, my pleasures into sin
But I’m no longer worried about what might or could have been
Starting within me
Each day will be a new beginning
Starting within me
I’ll derive beauty from each traveled mile
Starting within me
Life will be more than I can now even imagine
And peace in my life can only be
Starting within me

Peace in my life is gonna’ be
Starting within me

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