Taking Chances/Flip the Script

I prayed to God in Heaven

For someone like you.

I asked for someone gentle,

Someone kind,

Someone with the gift of laughter,

Someone wise.

I asked for love 

To come into my life.

I begged for a soulmate,

A friend and wife.

Then one day,

You finally came

When I least expected you to.

Since then, 

Things haven't been the same

And it's all because of you.

Now I go about

With my head in the clouds.

Drunk off the euphoria

I get from having you around,

I've shed my worries

Like so many extra pounds.

I'm giddy and acting silly

Though I try to stay grounded 

And keep my feet steady.

There's a hole in my stomach telling me

I wasn't ready

For something this real,

This powerful, this heavy.

My track record isn't too neat
In fact, it's dirt-streaked and spotty.
But then again, 
I might just be looking for an excuse
To bail on this journey.

So I think I should try 
For a fresh start,
Do things differently
And unlock my heart.

Chicken

Jam the accelerator to the floor pad

Can you feel the adrenalin pumping through your body, man?

See my opponent in the rear view,

Next minute he's caught up with me from out of the blue.

Racing at top speed to the road's end;

Hear my co-pilot try to soothe his nerves by counting down from ten.

Thinking of the drop waiting for us at the edge,

I feel my pulse quicken and break into a sweat.

Do I have the stomach? Will my constitution fail?

Not knowing what the answer is, my heart begins to quail.

Rounding the final corner, as the precipice appears

I steady my hands, steel my nerve and send up frantic prayers.