In a classroom with a big map
Of a world we’re meant to save
Teacher says You’re the future
Be the hero be the brave
Cure the hunger stop the wars
Change the planet while you’re young
But nobody shows us how to live
When the rent and bills have come
They filled our heads with fireworks
But never showed the ground—
How to cook a meal fix a tire
Or keep the lights around
They told us Reach the sky be the one
Who lifts the whole world high
But nobody said First learn to stand
Before you try to run
Dreams are good they light the night
Like stars when days are gone—
But a heart that wants to change the world
Still needs a place to stand on
A kid with posters on the wall
Of leaders saints and kings
Believed the world was waiting there
For all the good he’d bring
But the morning after graduation
Dreams met a different view—
A job board full of silence
And a fridge with nothing new
The speeches sounded beautiful
But beauty can’t pay rent—
You learn the quiet lessons
School never even taught
They told us Reach the sky be the one
Who lifts the whole world high
But nobody said First learn to stand
Before you try to run
Dreams are good they light the night
Like stars when days are gone—
But a heart that wants to change the world
Still needs a place to stand on
Maybe saving the world
Starts smaller than we think—
A steady job a helping hand
A neighbor on the brink
A table built with honest work
A family safe and warm—
Sometimes the strongest change of all
Is simply weathering the storm
So reach the sky if that’s your call
Let your bright ideas run—
But learn to walk on solid ground
Before you try to run
Dreams can guide a restless soul
Like dawn beyond the dawn—
But the ones who truly change the world
Are those who first stand strong
No trumpet when a life begins
No banner when it starts—
Just quiet strength a steady hand
And courage in small parts