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Something to get off my back
Listen hard and listen well
Lighten the load on my heart
Listen to how I've dwelled

I've been living in different homes
Since March of '92
Roaming from door to door
Wondering which one I could choose

Moving was a normal thing
Yet not easily endured
It happens every few years
It's what I've always feared

It was till the age of ten
It was solely you and I
Then he crossed along our path
And was wound withing our tie

He lived with us for years
Our arguments were few
Soon more time had passed
A baby girl joined our crew

Moving from city to city
And then one state to another
Say goodbye here and there
To some sisters and some brothers

A bag of pictures in a room
Of people I can't remember
Of people who I've long forgotten
Each face so warm and tender

Each move a heavy stone
Each friend I left behind
I wish there was a way
That I could push rewind

What if I went back?
Would I be happy then?
Would I be overcome with joy?
Or filled with saddness once again

My life is like a roller coaster
It's got loops, hills, and bends
After going through it once
The cycle never ends

(This was an assignment I had for school. It was supposed to be entered in a contest where 1st place got $400 as a prize. I'm not all that interested in money so I turned down the contest. I can't say my teacher was pleased but oh well. If there's anything you would like me to elaborate on in this ballad just PM me.)