Easy to say, "Yeah, sure. We'll see." Yep, hang around long enough and we'll see; whether we're talking politics or health - we'll see. And until then, I don't think I can afford the luxury of cynicism. It's a new day - today, and everyday - a new day.
It's A New Day -by will.i.am
It's a new day
It's a new day
It's a new day
It's a new day
It's a new day
It's been a long time coming
Up the mountain kept runnin'
Songs of freedom kept hummin'
Channeling Harriet Tubman
Kennedy, Lincoln, and King
We gotta manifest in that dream
It feels like we're swimming upstream
It feels like we're stuck inbetween
A rock and a hard place,
We've been through the heartaches
And lived through the darkest days
If you and I made it this far,
Well then hey, we can make it all the way
And they said no we can't
And we said yes we can
Remember it's you and me together
I woke up this morning
Feeling alright
I've been fightin' for tomorrow
All my life
Yea, I woke up this morning
Feeling brand new
Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming
Have finally came true
It's a new day
(it's a new day)
It's a new day
(it's a new day)
It's a new day
It's a new day!
It's been a long time waitin'
Waiting for this moment
It's been a long time praying
Praying for this moment
We hope for this moment
And now that we own it
For life I'm a hold it
And I won’t let it go
It's for fathers, our brothers,
Our friends who fought for freedom
Our sisters, our mothers,
Who died for us to be in this moment
Stop and cherish this moment
Stop and cherish this time
It's time for unity
For us and we
That's you and me together
I woke up this morning
Feeling brand new
'Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming
Have finally came true
Yea, I woke up this morning
Feeling alright
'Cause we weren't fighting for nothing
And the soldiers weren't fighting
For nothing
No, Martin wasn't dreaming for nothing
And Lincoln didn't change it for nothing
And children weren't crying for nothing
It's a new day
It's a new day
It's a new day
A new day
It's a new day
It's a new day!
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I really didn't think I would live long enough to see this election, so you can imagine how thrilled I am to bear witness to this historic inauguration. Before cancer, I used to think that so many of my days were the "same ol', same ol'". Now I relish each day as I open my eyes, even the days that bring a lot of stress. So, to you and to everyone else who reads this blog, Happy, Happy New Day! Thanks for the music!
Hey Sandi,
Good to share this 'new day' with you. Folks like you and me are living in 'bonus time' the way I see it; and moments like this make the bonus an extra bonus. Another thing I'm so grateful to still be around to see - that, and the chance to take a good hard look at my cynicism and watch it fall away - yep, just like that.
Happy, happy New Day to you also.
-e
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