I Expect

I expect to be happy,
To live long and be beautiful,
On the inside and hopefully on the outside,
I wonder about most of everything,
I have the mind of a child,
I worry about too many things,
And they’re usually all at the same time,
I question whether it’s worth it,
And I hope that it is,
I expect another song,
Not too long and not too many words,
Just another song for one more dance,
So when I’m 17 and I drive to California,
I can stand in the sand and listen to one more song,
I can dance in the sand while I listen to that one last song,
So I can leave it on that beach in California with that warm summer breeze,
Those thoughts I left there so long ago,
I expect to love,
Not be loved,
But only to love all that is worth it.