I
met
a boy in Boston
when I was barely seventeen
He told me he was twenty -one
I found out later he was twenty -three
Told me I was wise beyond my years,
wise beyond my smile
He said, I won't try nothing funny,
can we talk for a while?
Something told me I should leave
But something stronger told
me that I should believe
Sometimes you gotta trust
in the moment
Sometimes you gotta go a little too far
Sometimes you gotta defy convention
Sometimes you gotta
think with your heart
I met a man up in Austin,
when I was nearly twenty -five
Out looking for meaning,
I felt barely alive in sight
He looked at me and asked me,
did I still have some dreams?
I said mister, that's all I got,
he said girl, that's all you need
And something told me he was crazy
But something stronger
told me that maybe, maybe
Sometimes you gotta tense
in the moment
Sometimes you gotta go a little too far
Sometimes, you gotta defy convention
Sometimes, you gotta open
your heart
I met this man yesterday,
on the train to where I am
He said his name was Billy,
and I told him mine was Sam
He was on his way back east,
first time in 15 years
They called me home yesterday,
he said through his tears
He said I'd never go back,
I told them they'd see
But on the phone yes terday,
he said she asked for me
And I told him
Sometimes you gotta trust
in the moment
Sometimes you gotta go a little too far
Sometimes you gotta defy
convention
Sometimes you gotta
trust in the moment
Sometimes,
you gotta live where you are
Sometimes,
you gotta drop your defenses
Sometimes,
you gotta think with your heart
Sometimes, you gotta think with
your heart
Thank