It ain’t everything (Can’t be)
It ain’t everything
It can’t be
When you don’t have it how do you feel
You want it so bad but is it in Gods will
What would you do for it
Would you share it if you had it
What if it wasn’t everything you thought it would be
What if instead of joy it brought you misery
What if it became yours today
Will it make you feel better
And for how long
What if it made you do wrong
It can’t be everything can’t it
Would you do good with it
Maybe give some of it away
What if you could have it all for a small trade
If it calls will you answer
What if it became your cancer
Is it everything, it can’t be
What if it caused you to hate me
Would you still want it if it caused the sun not to shine
What if it was yours and now its mine
It can’t be everything
Can it
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Written on July 06, 2024
Submitted by HasanM.Johnson on July 06, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEEBBFGHHEEFIGGBBJJAE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 782 |
Words | 178 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
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