Verse 1  



I'm the type of guy to burn a candle when I write /  I like the inspiration from the 

flame it ignites /   A part of my spirit / It reminds me that God is inside /  

Everything that I see / Now that's my belief /   I know there are those that may 

think differently /   And as the rain showers fall on the spring time flowers /   

There's a lot going on in the garden these day's /   Harvest times coming soon / 

Got an abundant bloom /   Anything is possible / Remember when I was a little 

man /   And started rapping / With ambitions to go ahead and make it happen /   

The captain of my ship that's what I've got to be /   When the winds are blowing 

heavy and I think that I am sinking /   I remember all my blessing gratitude fills 

my cup /  The attitude that I take on the day to day /  is what's going to go and 

pave my way /    



Hook   



Self-love, you gotta love your self /   To receive love or even receive help /   Self-

love, you gotta love yourself to be capable of loving someone else 



Verse 2

Fast Forward still want to find a rhyme with orange /  It's never boring exploring 

new territory /  That was once foreign / Orbiting around my head /   Are always 

lyrics / A range of different ways I can arrange them /   So appealing / You see to 

me to be the alchemist I am /  I turn a lemon to lemonade / The currency for me 

from you / That's appreciation /  I am valuable gratitude I line it up with my 

attitude /  A couple tattoos remind that I've got the power to choose / I've got an 

arrangement of tools /   That help me to feel good if I'm at a loss /  And if my 

vibes low / I connect with my soul /   

I feel it coming yes I am aware /   And every day is different so I always prepare /   

Never knowing where a typical day will take me /  And when I'm feeling human 

overwhelm / I breathe /   



Verse 3

As a kid on December 25th my mother would work /  So I always missed 

Christmas / I told my friends Santa was late /   And then a few days later Saint 

Nicolas was there /   Though I knew it wasn't him and a kind of weird lie /   

Guess it was fun but then again /   I kind of wish mom and dad told me /  It was 

them buying me gifts / It would have explained the over time / And late night 

shifts / no complaining as an adult now /   It formed me to be who I am /  Thank 

you for that /   And as father I celebrate 12-25 as the day my son was born /   I 

felt it myself it transformed / Beyond my wildest imagination /   Truly amazing 

that we are the key / To the next generation /   So as I live my life / I remember 

that it starts inside   It's got me feeling alive