Pain Is Inevitable

I don't try to cause people pain
I don't want to have that fame
I only want to live a life that's full
Following a heart with a strong pull

Sometimes it doesn't work out as planned
Sometimes we need to be a man and stand
I took a chance, failing, I tripped
I spread my wings and got them clipped

I don't regret what I have done
But I'm sorry for hurting anyone
Sometimes I err in the worst possible way
The experience will help to keep me at bay

Through all that I have been through
I have learned lessons that give me clues
How to deal with the inevitable disappointment
Of carrying the personae with which I was annointed

If you walk in my shoes you will see
The reasons why I have difficulty
I'm tempted to sin and sometimes I do
I don't always consider what may come unglued.