Watching the shadows flicker right outside my window
The setting sun a symbol of the coming end
And with it yet another new beginning dawns
A new year that somehow feels just like another lifetime
It’s time to set aside the old familiar feel
Let fall away the trappings of the past
Shake off that which has held me down
Step out into the brand new day
And finally find my way into the light
This room is a reminder of just how fragile living is
How precious and how perilous it all can be
It’s long past time to appreciate what is is that I could have
And make the most of what I’m meant to be
So take this dead and ending year away from me
Bring to me beginnings of the next
Let me embrace that which I have been gifted
Make the best of everything spread out below
