To Gain The World

To Gain The World

I often reach for what I think is

Only to find out in my youthfull folly

It's not what it appeared to be

As if to catch the smoke 

So I can earn to call it my own

I often wonder if all I see were mine

Only to find out no true meaning

There will always be something more 

As if to catch real joy 

So I can be at peace with my own

I often come to a place to see

Only what will last forever is for me

Nothing in this life will ever fulfill

As if to know true value 

So I can be counted worthy to earn it