I like that Song

"I am less than the song I am singing  
I am more than I thought I could be  
Spent some time as a child in day dreaming  
As a young one I sailed on the sea"  
  
First lesson that was learned  
Was about tolerance  
Summer days spent in camp  
All creeds, colors, backgrounds  
Songs from the global village to delight  
ever rascally Los Angeles kids  
  
"So come stand by my side where I am going  
Take my hand if I stumble to fall  
It's the strength that you share when your growing  
That gives me what I need most of all"  
  
Second lesson learned as a teen  
That girls weren't yucky beings  
Who knew nothing about sports  
Wendy introduced "the kiss"  
And probably always will be  
At the top of my list  
  
"Different minds, different ways  
Different reasons to believe  
Some far journeys we have taken  
Some sweet dreams we've had to leave"  
  
Summers change to the courts and ballfields  
John Wooden was god like to me  
Didn't know my dad was his friend  
So much in awe when confronted with that reality  
  
One Laker player who was close to a hero  
Jamaal Wilkes, called "Silky" with his shot  
Most humble of any player on the planet  
Was his gentle grace that I always sought  
  
Aside from the parents the other influence  
I can't forget  
Was my coach and also friend, Coach Taylor  
Will be forever in his debt  
Being a Special Education instructor  
Sparked my desire to go in the field  
The masters is all because of him  
  
The common link is they put others  
Before themselves  
Virtues never out of date  
In spite of the fever for more dollars  
My eyes say they will always be great  
  
"And I want you to be happy  
And I hope you always will  
Or I cannot rest easy  
Till all your dreams are real"  
  
  
Quotes courtesy of Hoyt Axton