You Can Just Say No                                              

 

by Beverly Nadler

 

There is a way out of the maze

There is a way through the haze

No matter what your mind says is so --

You don’t have to listen

You can just say no.

 

Unless what your mind says feels right

Unless what it tells you brings you delight

You can decide what’s really so --

You don’t have to listen

You can just say no.

 

Sometimes what your mind says is true

And makes you feel good about being you.

It makes you love the life you’re living

And inspires you to be loving and giving.

 

But when the things it says are unkind

Don’t let your mind

Trap you into believing its lies.

Don’t be deceived… your heart knows otherwise.

 

There is a way through the maze,

There is a way through the haze.

No matter what your mind says is so --

You don’t have to listen

You can just say no.

 

Copyright: Beverly Nadler March 1998

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