Better Tomorrows

My dear father loved to say
"Hop to the top of the day
The drops are easy to swallow"
My dear father loved to say
"Mope your tears, and mend your sorrows
To not drown your soul wishing for better tomorrows"

You want to think bright
You want to think right
A star falling down, down, down doesn't break the night
You want to think bright, whatever you do
Shadows bring you down, down, down
Dimming all the light as you try to climb

For life has a funny way of going 'round and 'round
On a ride it goes, one day, side-to-side
One day, upside-down, down, down

You can make it right
Well worth a good fight
And if some days have downs and lows
Open your arms to better tomorrows

A floating tune is in the air (ta-ra, ta-ra, ta-ra, ta-ra)
The simple things you care to share (ta-ra, ta-ra, ta-ra, ta-ra)
A trace of light, a flock of sparrows
Anything high you dare to follow
Open your arms to better tomorrows, tomorrows

You want to think bright
You want to think right
To let your heart sing, sing, sing on a Summer night
You want to think bright, whatever you do
When the strings go zing, zing, zing
Fly high with the band, just get up and swing

You can make it right
Well worth a good fight
And if some days have downs and lows
Open your arms to better tomorrows

Watercolours in May
Painting a purple sky
Up and alive, a river
Strokes on a mandolin
Playing a gentle sigh
These are the simple things that matter

You want to think bright (bright)
You want to think right (right)
And let your heart sing, sing, sing on a Summer night (night)
You want to think bright, whatever you do
Teeny bells go ding, ding, ding
Laughing in the wind, kite on a string

For life has a funny way of going 'round and 'round
On a ride it goes, one day, side-to-side
One day, upside-down, down, down

And you make it right (right)
And your heart is bright (bright)
So, let the world go how it goes
Open your arms to better (open your arms)
Open your arms to better tomorrows