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It's said we live in a land of choice.
A land of prosperity, love, and voice.
The land of freedom and promises made.
A land where dreams will never fade.
Where there is a will, there is a way,
but with our will, there's price to pay.
This land is a beautiful one indeed,
but not the land that it claims to be.
To get to college we have to choose
some roads and tunnels we'd rather not use.
The path is windy, but I am now ready
to reach for my dreams at a pace that is steady.
As a child they said that I could do
anything that I wanted to.
And now it's that time, to choose a career,
but restrictions and money can hold one in fear.
Fear of not making it to that place
where dreams and success come face to face.
For every door that opens, another must close.
It's my turn to shine, so here it goes.
I am the generation that will make tomorrow.
It's me and my peers, in your footsteps we'll follow.
I want to go to college, I want to succeed,
but to get where I'm goings, I have some needs.
I need your guidance, I need your support.
I need advice, and things of that sort.
I need you to be there, to encourage me through.
It comes down to this: I'm counting on you.
So help me California, to get to that place,
Where dreams and success meet face to face. |
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