I am full of imperfections
I have always been that way
I am but a humble man
I must acknowledge that today
I have lied and I have cheated
Too many times for me to say
I have broken countless promises
It seems on almost every day
I have known that others suffered
And not done a thing to aid
I have known children were hungry
And while they cried I laughed and played
I have languished in self pity
When things did not go my way
I've blamed others for disappointment
I was a victim I would say
I didn't dictate the terms of life
I didn't make the world this way
The world is quite imperfect
That is what you'd hear me say
The world is full of distrust
The world is full of blame
The world is full of violence
The world is full of shame
The world has pain and sorrow
The world has suffering and grief
The world has disappointment
The world has disbelief
And when I ask what I can do
They say it'll always be that way
There is no evidence in the past
That it can be another way
I have no perfect knowledge
Of what the answers need to be
Life can be so confusing
I only know what I can see
But I stand in the conviction
That it shall be another way
If for no other reason
Than that is what I say
I say there can be peace
Where war had always been the way
I say children can feast
Where hunger existed every day
I say that what has never been
Can happen any day
I say that what I've never known
Can be fulfilled each day
And when I'm told there is no hope
I'll forge on anyway
And when it seems I've been defeated
I'll rise to fight another day
I say these things most humbly
In the face of many fears
Considerations and concerns
Have challenged me throughout the years
But would I choose to live
In a world designed from my concerns
Where fear would limit my fulfillment
At each of life's unending turns
Can I be sure I'll be successful
Based on who I've known myself to be
I say I don't need to be sure
To accept the responsibility
If I stand inside of what I say
The universe will stand with me
If I live inside of what I say
Others will align undoubtedly
I will always have imperfections
But they need not disrupt my plans
Although commitment is required
I need be but a humble man
