I owe the biggest thank you to the track,

For making sure I never slacked,

For being there on my bad days,

And making sure I had good grades,

For relieving all of my stress,

And putting my talents to the test..

The track has blessed me in so many ways,

Got me away from my home for many of days,

Took me to places where I couldn't go on my own,

Took all of my thoughts off of going back home,

It has introduced me to life long friends,

It has saved me from putting my life to an end,

I remember one morning, I was getting beat,

My coaches showed up, to take me to a meet,

I was in the van crying, they asked what was wrong,

I just remember telling them, I didn't want to go home,

I was living in a home where I didn't want to stay,

So thank you to the track for getting me away.

I remember one night, I cried and I cried,

I was on the verge, of committing suicide,

I prayed to God, prayer after prayer,

The pain I was enduring, I could no longer bear,

I hated waking up and I hated living life,

I remember taking so many pills that night,

I remember trying to wake up, I remember seeing a light,

I remember seeing a track in my sight that was bright,

I was only fifteen, this feeling wasn't right,

God woke me up, so I could continue to fight.

I wanted to go, and never come back,

This sport gave me a purpose, so thank you to the track.

Look at me now, running in college,

Doing what I love, and expanding my knowledge,

People always told me, I had the "ticket" out,

And now I know, what they were talking about,

God gave me this talent, to go be great,

He guided me here to Emporia State,

I defeated so many battles, to be where I'm at,

This sport took me far, so thank you to the track.