You Are On Your Own
Ain’t nobody going to come
to your rescue.
There will be no calvary
no Colonel Custer,
no charge of any Light Brigade
no Saturday matinee hero
no Superman
nobody’s arms to fall into.
It’s on you to save yourself.
The key is to believe that
you are worth saving.
That’s not easy, you’ll have to
see that you aren’t like all
the other heartless, monotone
lackluster losers out there.
It will take a bus load of faith
so that you’ll bear it all and arrive
at the understanding needed
to forgive yourself and then see,
you are worth saving.
Don’t wait on anyone else.
Start saving your soul today, now.
You might miss the chance
and fall back into the fantasy
of the knight in shining armor
the princess giving you a kiss
your Hansel throwing the witch into the oven.
No siree.
Not gonna happen.
Not even a pill can rescue you.
Just you, yourself and your I.
Believe me, I’ve been there.
I’ve been there waiting and waiting
for salvation, for manna from heaven
for the boss to recognize my talent
for my lottery numbers to hit
for the woman across the bar to
see the true man in me.
It didn’t happen.
So think about doing it yourself.
Loving and saving your own ass.
It’s the only possible rescue plan.
Even Jesus had to carry his own cross.
You couldn't have said it better, David. A line from one of my favorite songs (from the animation Ugly Dolls- 2019):
"You define yourself, hell yeah,
You and no one else".
(Janelle Monae and Kelly Clarkson)