Listening to the Spotify account and an oldie but a goodie came on. A lot of the words and lines in the lyrics make me think of myself and my situation. Felt some of it in my angsty teenage years, and to this day even in my “grown up” adult days:

“Sometimes I try to do things and it just doesn’t work out the way I wanted to
And I get real frustrated, and its like
And I try hard to do it and take my time
And it just doesn’t work out the way I want it to
It’s like I concentrate on it real hard but it just doesn’t work out
And everything I do and everything I try, it never turns out
It’s like I need time to figure these things out
But there’s always someone there going…”

The song is “Institutionalized“ by Venice / LA band Suicidal Tendencies. Great track. The music video was always a fav too. But I think the content and lyrics are pretty relatable….at least in my case. I try, I really do. Try to be a good person. I try to live my life right. But sometimes I feel things haven’t worked out like I expected them to. I could go on forever, but your poor eyes….

We just need to focus. We need to just keep trying. Expect to get frustrated, expect for things to not work out. If things don’t go a certain way, try again. Or maybe change the approach? Sometimes it may drive you crazy, but use the energy to your advantage. I just want to live my life, live it to the fullest, and enjoy whatever makes me happy or forget the drama.

Pepsi does sound good right about now….