God help me stop my overreaching
Practice praying over preaching
Keep it simple keep it small
Or else I'll do no good at all
Don't write a song you can't perform
Don't hike alone if there's a storm
Don't mention math you can't explain
Don't battle if you haven't trained
I grew up with big books on shelves
Unending dreams of future selves
But mourning past ones I implore:
God let me love the present more