T oday is the first day
of the r est of my life
I w ake as a child
to see the w orld again
on monarch wings
and b irthday wonder ings
want to p ut on faces
wa lk in the w et and c old
and look fo rward to m y growing old
to g row is to change
to c hange is to be new
to be new is to be young again
I b arely remember w hen
my m emories are st olen by the m orning
bl otted out by the sun's hypnotic eye
Today is the first day
of the re st of my life
I w ake as a child
to see the wo rld begin on monarch wings
and bi rthday wonde rings
want to p ut on faces
wa lk in the w et and c old
and look fo rward to my growing o ld