i met a man on the docks of a shoreline of an island far away from here

i met a man on the docks of a shoreline of an island far away from here

his face was scarred and his soul shone with the color red even though his heart was blue

his eyes were dark and his crown was falling

he had a hood pulled over his head and as he looked at me 

he parted his tattered lips which were more of a vessel and he said

kid in this world you've gotta do two things:

one is take care of yourself

and the other is take care of other people

bring yourself up

and on your way to the sky make sure you invite other people along

see, making sure you're at the top of the skyscrapers you build is important

but don't be selfish, make sure you bring other people

now i don't mean that you need to make a million dollars off of some idea that you think is new and exciting

i mean being the best you can be

taking care of yourself and being happy with what you've got

i would like to elaborate a bit on the latter point

make sure other people are with you

take some time out of your day to lift someone up

make them smile

tell them you like their outfit or their hair or their style or their smile or their lives 

or everything about them

that's the beauty of it

by healing and lifting yourself you can lift others

that's ultimately important and oh so crucial

so remember kid

in this world you've gotta do two things:

one is take care of yourself

and the other is take care of other people