Box

I’m staring at a box
So is my mother. My sisters too
A wooden box painted light blue
I’m sweating in my suit. So many people in the room
The microphone won’t work
Just crashes all the words
Coming from my cousin
He’s at the podium
Not like he wasn’t already stuttering
Because his eyes were watering
Watering because the thought
That I know that we both got
And all the light that you gave me
Has tanned my soul completely
It all came from your heart
But now it’s just so dark
I’ll grow paler than chalk
I’m staring at box containing something that I loved
My dad’s giving me a nod
Guess that means that it is my time
To come up
I’m handed my guitar
Everyone’s trying to look through me as if I will get them far
And I sing Amazing Grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
The crowd’s expressions darker
Than the clothes they wear
As I play each trembling note
And all the light that you gave me
Has tanned my soul completely
It all came from your heart
But now it’s just so dark
I’ll grow paler than chalk
I’m staring at box containing something that I loved
And all the light that you gave me
Has tanned my soul completely
It all came from your heart
But now it’s just so dark
I’ll grow paler than chalk
I’m staring at box containing something that I loved