If only it were easy to be a mentch Then my yetzer hara wouldn’t weigh me down just like cement The Tanya teaches that we shouldn’t ever be content It seems there’s always higher levels for us to ascend. I recommend that you remember who you represent The title chosen among the nations won’t lose relevance Some of us love ourselves so much we try to disconnect Thank goodness g-d forgives us any time we’re incorrect They say repent I say take it to the next step This negativity has the ability to reinvent It’s only when, we’re consumed by total darkness do we appreciate the light ahead Why distress when nothing is permanent in this environment Guided by six hundred thirteen mitzvot requirements Good for your soul like flintstone vitamins Cleave to G-d above no reason why to hide from him No confinement, though we won’t stay pacified or silent Mumbai violence, terrorists might swipe life, thinkin’ we’re spineless However we’re never compliant Forever defiant, together united, Gavi and Rivkie still survive… l’chaim If only it were easy to do the right thing But this yetzer hara of mine always seems to need refining Crush the klipah that tries to disguise the G-dliness inside crying Beggin’ to brighten the world like a pack of matches igniting There are struggles that I hide deep, underneath my tzit-tzit That I release in writing, For those prone to inspiring A Jewish life is tiring, there ain’t no denying, Humanity demands some better defining Every soul in shamayim given a mission to fix society And because of this assignment, often it’s difficult to find peace I wonder why me? I don’t understand what G-d’s requiring How do any of these laws apply to me Question my rabbi and he replied smiling The secret to the Jews surviving, is during the times we, were persecuted and dying, We didn’t lose faith in G-d providing, we continued fighting, Even when surrender was appetizing From the challenges we’re sent, our inner essence begins shining This advice I deem worthy of internalizing And gives me reason each morning to open up my eyelids Now finally, I can see the morning light, rising