The Strongest Guy I Know

You're gonna be poor for the next few years.
Being poor sucks...you finally get some money and
all you want to do is spend it, because you know it's
all gonna go away soon, you know you should buy some
new socks but hell no one sees the bottoms anyway, and
music is nicer to have. My grandma gave me money for socks,
I bought mp3s. The thing that really sucks about being poor
is what it does to your head. You think you don't belong in the stores,
you're kinda afraid people might kick you out,
you feel like you're getting away with something all the time,
if only they knew. You don't go out with your friends because
you don't have cash. You don't invite people over.
Old things wear out and you have to
make tough choices. Keep on being poor. Even when you're making money,
Live full, but stay poor for a while. Making bread takes time.

But you're gonna make it. You're the strongest guy I know.
Don't be too strong to love somebody someday,
But don't be stupid and get a girl pregnant if ya ain't ready
to pay child support. You're not ready to be a father yet.
You'll be afraid when you do become one, and you won't be ready then
either. It's okay, no one ever is. Nobody really knows what they're
doing here in grown-up land, we're all faking it,
figuring it out over and over or sticking with what we
know cuz that's more convincing and hell, if you're getting retirement and
health the 'rents won't worry and you'll be set up.
But that's not what I'm talking about.
Jobs is easy, they're just work.
We face our biggest enemies when we brush our teeth and comb out
tangled hair. You ain't got nothing to prove,
just a life to live. You are already changing the world,
though you might not see it yet. How will you change it?
Don't be afraid to let yourself be loved, it's the only way to love.

You've been a complete jerk to me.

Your wall says "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfect in weakness."
I've never seen you let yourself be weak, it's okay to fail,
and He is strong enough to save. Strong enough that you can be perfect
in the middle of all that mess of doubts and trying too hard and self-defeating yourself.
It's okay to be a mess, just gotta keep moving, get up,
You're gonna make it. You're the strongest guy I know,
You're gonna be old. You're gonna be a hillarious grandpa, the kids will call you crazy,
But you'll be their favorite. You'll surprise yourself when you fall in love,
When you caress your wife's cheek on your wedding day.
You'll scare yourself when you lash out at her, and you'll hate yourself and
want to run away. Don't, there are enough
kids around here without Dads.

Basically, life's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be a lot of work,
and like I said work is easy, but the work it takes to love and be loved,
to create family and community, that's something else...
But you're gonna make it. You're the strongest guy I know.