When you’re young the world is fun
When you’re young you need a lot of love
When you’re young you need to learn.
When you’re young you need to be happy.
When you’re young you need to play.
When you’re young you need to learn how to share.
When you’re young you need to be truthful, honest and don’t break promises.
When you’re young you need to know right from wrong.
When you’re young you need to learn to cook, clean, and take care of yourself.
When you’re young you need to make choices.
When you’re young you make mistakes and learn from them.
When you’re young you need someone to look up to and go to.
When you’re young you need to learn to be strong and humble.
When you’re young you need to learn how to lose and win.
When you’re young you need to learn to be positive.
When you’re young you need to learn not to be prejudice or superstitious.
When you’re young you need to learn to be proud of yourself.
When you’re young you seem to want to be old.
When you’re young you need to have the will power to survive.
When you’re young you need to learn discipline.
When you’re young you need to go through pain and suffering.
When you’re young you learn to treat people nice and they will do the same.
When you’re young you learn to forgive yourself and others.
When you’re young you learn to not hold grudges.
When you’re young you learn not to take revenge.
When you’re young you learn to have Hope, Faith and Joy.
When you are young you need to take one step at a time.
When you’re young you need to learn to respect people for who they are not what you want them to be.
To: Little John
From: Gramma Linda Walker
08/2000