If ‘happy’ is a state of mind,
And life granted people wishes
Would you ask for simply this
Or would you wish for riches
For me I’d ask for inner peace
To feel I’ve done my best
Not joy or wealth or even health
But to know I’ve passed the test
If ‘happy’ is a state of mind,
And life granted people wishes
Would you ask for simply this
Or would you wish for riches
For me I’d ask for inner peace
To feel I’ve done my best
Not joy or wealth or even health
But to know I’ve passed the test
Hold back for now this fresh dawn
Don’t begin the day so soon
There’s unfinished business from the one just gone
In my mind remains yesterday’s tune
Empty the dregs of earlier thoughts
Settle the still stirring dust
Silence the echoes of feelings now past
Before facing the day, as I must