Envelope #92--Ode to NYC

April 2, 2014

Today's envelope is dedicated to one of the most resilient cities in the world--New York City. It has been my home since 2002 and I have never regretted my move. The lyrics were written in only two directions with a medium tipped black Sharpie. The Manhattan skyline was added with a broad tipped red Sharpie. The pink outline was done with one of my new brush tipped Sharpies. The sky was added using a Crayola colored pencil.

Get Back Up by tobyMac

You turned away when I looked you in the eye,

And hesitated when I asked if you were alright,

Seems like you're fighting for you life,

But why? oh why?

Wide awake in the middle of your nightmare,

You saw it comin' but it hit you outta no where,

And theres always scars

When you fall back far

We lose our way,

We get back up again

It's never too late to get back up again,

One day you will shine again,

You may be knocked down,

But not out forever,

Lose our way,

We get back up again,

So get up, get up,

You gonna shine again,

Never too late to get back up again,

You may be knocked down,

But not out forever

[May be knocked down but not out forever]

You're rolled out at the dawning of the day

Heart racin' as you made you little get away,

It feels like you've been runnin' all your life

But, why? Oh why?

So you've pulled away from the love that wou'd've been there,

You start believin' that your situation's unfair

But there's always scars,

When you fall back far

We lose our way,

We get back up again

Never too late to get back up again,

One day, you gonna shine again,

You may be knocked down but not out forever,

Lose our way, we get back up again,

So get up, get up

You gonna shine again

It's never too late, to get back up again

You may be knocked down, but not out forever,

May be knocked down, but not out forever!

This is love callin', love callin', out to the broken,

This is love callin'.

This is love callin', love callin', out to the broken

This is love callin'.

This is love callin', love callin',

I am so broken

This is love callin' love callin

Lose our way, [way way way ay ay ay]

We get back up, [get back up again]

It's never too late [late late late ate ate ate]

You may be knocked down but not out forever!

Lose our way,

We get back up again,

So get up get up

You gonna shine again

Never too late to get back up again

You may be knocked down,

But not out forever,

This is love [lose our way] callin' love callin' [get back up again]

To the broken

This is love [never too late] callin'

[may be knocked down but not out forever]

This is love [lose our way] callin' love callin' [we get back up again]

To the broken

This is love [never too late] callin'

[may be knocked down but not out forever]

This is love callin' love callin'

Out to the broken,

This is love callin'...