Never fall asleep in public he told me
Always look both ways when crossing a street
And never look into the past
Regrets turn people into who they once were
Make mistakes he said
Plenty of them
And learn time and time again why they are wrong
Run from hate
Run from stupidity
Run from temptations
Sleep with purity
Be nakedly modest
Hide nothing
Curl up with love
Hold it dear
Laugh at everything except when you're at funerals or in the dentist's chair
And never ever ever forget where you came from