Stay up

mama said it probably wouldn't happen
daddy said it never will, I had to do it on
my own, lacking support, I did it all alone
I was  told to leave well enough alone
I didn't listen because I was grown, no one 
believed what I perceived, I went on to
achieve my objectives, there were no
pats on the back or job well done, still
I rose up early and got it done, no one
taught me how, I had no role models
I was hungry and had to eat, something
that we all need, like love, we don't get
I don't get it, never got it and I guess
I can't give it, my heart beats the same
beat all the time, telling me to get up
and stay up, like an erection due to
intimate affection, I had to keep my
state of mind shined like a brass buckle
I'm still alive because I never gave up
on my dream and it is that same dream
that sustains me, daddy met his maker
mama's still living on borrowed time
she never paid back a borrowed dime
I left home with one bag and left the rest
behind me, it was just too much  
to carry and I could only check one free