Potential
J.Coleman/R.Oliver
You know I'd never push you into anything baby
think of yourself as totally free,
but when I see all the potential there behind your eyes
I can't help myself thinking what you'll be.
Not everybody has the gifts that you do
they'd kill you for your intellect alone
and when it's mixed with all your charm and sexy
can't wait to see the great things you'll get done.
It breaks my heart to see you selling cell phones
or that substitute teaching gig last year
whatever happened to that novel you were writing?
What you described had me in tears.
No no never let others judge you
You're perfect just the way you are
And never think I love you less for wasting yourself
It's just I'll love you more when you're a star.
Write a book, write a play, make a film that would blow them all away
Run for office, rule the state, get a doctorate while you wait,
build a rocket, build a dream, make a metal no one's seen,
fix the schools, stop the war. Use your power. What's it for?
be much more than just a girl, be a rockstar, change the world!