Brave Parade

Lynn Miles

it's ok I'm not afraid

of marching in this brave parade

with all the souls who've crawled back up

who bet despite they're crazy luck

who choose to love in an angry age

refuse to bend to spite or rage

who aren't afraid of bad reviews

who don't care if they win or loose



who know that all the money's spent

every deadline came and went

who know that love is not a game

that life is equal joy and pain

who love moonlight across a bed

who question every word that's said

who celebrate every victory

who aren't afraid of mystery



who aren't afraid of leaving town

giving up or falling down

throwing everything to chance

fighting for a new romance

who look between the skin and bones

who long for comfort ache for home

who love the poets and the sky

the drifters and the ones who cry



here's a toast to the underdogs

the little boats lost in the fog

the ones who don't quite fit the mold

who never do what they are told

who know that sad songs matter most

who face the music and the ghosts

the lovers and the second best

who have no medals on they're chest



it's ok I'm not afraid

of marching in this brave parade