A Great Day To Be Alive

I'm stealing my feelings today from a country song <3. Although today was a long, rough day, this song came on the radio and reminded me of the reasons life can always be great! The freedoms we enjoy. The great job. The awesome roommates, a car that runs, a roof over my head. Parents who are willing to wake up late at night when their daughter is in an emotional state (haha). The coworkers who sit and endure my stories all day long. My boss, who puts up with sooooo much.

Anyway, enough from me, let me direct your attention to a little Travis Tritt

Yeah I think I'll make me some homemade soup
Feelin pretty good and that's the truth
It's neither drink nor drug induced
No I'm just doin alright

And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?

It's been fifteen years since I left home
Said good luck to every seed I'd sown
Give it my best and then I left it alone
Oh...I hope their doin alright

Now I look in the mirror and what do I see?
A lone wolf there starin back at me
Long in the tooth but harmless as can be
Lord I guess he's doin alright

And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?

Sometimes it's lonely
Sometimes it's only me
And the shadows that fill this room
Sometimes I'm fallin
Desperately callin
Howlin at the moon...
Ahwoo!
Ahwoo!

And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?