Sometimes it takes rain

To make the flowers grow

Sometimes it takes real pain

Before real joy one knows

Sometimes it takes tomorrows

To understand days gone by

Sometimes before the laughter

There comes heavy sigh

Sometimes it takes the midnight hour

To value morning light

Sometimes it takes the longest mile

Before things come insight

Sometimes you often wonder

Why your heart can get so sore

But its the rocky paths in life

That makes you cherish the smooth roads more!-

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