“Ambitions” is the track that gives my album Yearbook its name: I pulled the lyrics for this song directly from my senior high school yearbook—namely, the “personal ambitions” section beside the photo of each graduating senior.

LYRICS:

To never quit
No matter how dark the tunnel is
To always let God have control of my life
And to never be too busy
To appreciate the things that really matter
The things that really matter
The things that really matter

To live the rest of my life the way
I choose with a smile every day
To accomplish the goals I’ve made
and retire at an early age
To live a long and healthy life
To live it up, one day at a time

To learn all
To see all
To hear All
To feel all
To live

To live free
And easy
And not have to worry
The rest of my life
To be healthy and wealthy and wise
To live it up one day at a time

One day at a time
One day at a time
One day at a time
Just one day at a time

To learn all
To see all
To hear all
To feel all
To live

To live a happy life
And make that someone special happy
To make people happy
Wherever I go
To be happy by being me
To please God, myself and my family

To be a carpenter or a chef
or a successful psychiatrist
To be the best cosmetologist
or a marine biologist
To be a farmer and fireman
or an interpreter at the UN
To be a veterinarian
or go into medicine
to be remembered wherever I go
to be the best in whatever I do
to not worry what people think
and have people accept me as I am
To make Laurie a happy girl
To live a long, happy life with Mike
Give all the love I can give to Earl
And give Marcie a special life
To be an actor on stage or screen
To always play rock ’n’ roll
To fulfill every one of my dreams
Every one of my dreams