Time to do you

It's time you add a brilliant splash of color
To the black and gray tones of your life
The time has come for you to discover
What you've been missing as a mother and wife

From the time you left your mother's home
You've struggled to do for others first—
Soon your own hopes were dashed like waves into foam
Feeding others and denying your thirst

You've made decisions based on others' needs
Always putting your own dreams on hold
Never following just where your spirit leads
But holding back and being controlled

I'm not saying your time has been wasted
You've done the things you felt you needed to do
But there's a slice of life you've never tasted
And now it's time for you to just "do you!"

Right now you're in the prime of life
You've grown on every step of the way
You've been a good mother and a good wife
Now there's another role for you to play

Lift the lids and take a peek at your soul
Explore those things you've been putting aside
It's time for you to just go for the gold!
The time has come for you to open your eyes

There'll come a time when you're looking back
Let it be upon a life that was full
And a rainbow splash to the gray and black
Grab that brass ring and give it a pull

You've done for others for so long
The more you have the more they would demand
But who was there to dry your silent tears
Just to listen and to understand?

Let your new task be to remove the mask
And discover who you really are
And whoever wonders or dares to ask
Let them ask it of a rising star

You've spent enough time standing in the shore
Watching other ships go sailing by
You know in your heart there's something more
And you won't find it unless you try

Take some time just to sit and think
To get a grip on reality
Take the time to find the missing link
Who it is you really want to be?

Then when the time comes for the rocking chair
Girl, you'll be rocking it with a smile
With sweet memories that you can share
Of a life that had been worthwhile

Plant your own garden within your soul
A place that you can call your own
The time has come for you to take control
And the Queen in you to take her throne!