May Soon Be

Used to drive by in my car

Shake my head, look the other way

Used to think get a job

And get off the street

And now, it's a place

I may soon be

Used to walk on by

Or cross to the other side

Thinking they had no pride

Now it's a place

I may soon be

Heard all the stories

Of rich men falling

Being lost and forgotten

Now it's a place

I may soon be

Used to scoff at their college education

The thought they ever had a mansion

Business suits and cars

Now it's a place

I may soon be

I'm not there yet

But I can see it near

I see those storm clouds

Searching for me

I can see my efforts

Being for naught

And soon being caught

I can see losing the choice

Of what to keep

Being in far too deep

And looking through the car window

From the other side

Funny how perspective changes

Depending on where you stand

How quickly you begin to understand

When it's a place

You may soon be