Balancing on Planet Earth
by
Kelly M. Kirkpatrick

Balancing on planet Earth,
I’m falling once again.
Did I mean to say “I love you”?
Did I compromise a friend?
Balancing on planet Earth,
I’m getting up again.
I know I’ve always loved you.
Don’t let the story end.

Reaching from the cradle
To dance among the stars;
Gazing from the playground
And into fancy cars;
Running from the graveyard
And mating in the bars -
We take this lengthy journey
To find out who we are.

Balancing on planet Earth,
We have but time to grow.
We slip, we fall, we stand again,
For what I do not know.
Balancing on planet Earth
Is never quite enough.
Put your faith in reason,
And call the world’s bluff.

Hatred is but ignorance,
But ignorance not bliss.
Loving is the answer,
And this is why we kiss.
Speak not to me of virtue,
For it shows you do not know.
Speak to me by living,
And let the meaning show.

Balancing on planet Earth
Is more than just a game.
Try to preserve your dignity,
Your honor and your name.
Balancing on planet Earth,
You’ll find what life is for.
Should you fall, hold on to me
With love forever more.