Ball in the Yard

Rap Lyrics by Garrett Lowrance (LHS Class of '13)
        
I write for the heck of it
Only trying to make it relevant
Life is hard, but I know it’s real
How do you smile after your innocence is killed?
I aim for the unexpected
Hoping that by my words you’ll be affected.
We speak about making change,
but I rarely see plans arranged.
I’m sure that I offend
But I don’t fret.
Success is the object on which my scope is set.
My goals are aggressive
With my writing I’ve become obsessive.
Life is something I’m trying not to make a mess of.
Yes I’m smart but I don’t try hard.
I don’t let others set the bar.
Seems like lately the only thing happy is a
Ball in the yard.


Questions for Further Writing:
The song ends by evoking children at play. Contrast that closing image with the rest of the song.

What is one song that impacts you? Why?

Lowrance mentions the loss of youthful innocence. To what is he referring here? Is it an allusion to adolescent sin, or to a realization of the world's depravity?