Perfect Day

Summer concerts in the pouring rain Bombs raining down over the Ukraine Crusin' the Caribbean down to Stirrup Cay Stray bullets flying; kids trying to get away Yeah, but it's a perfect day, somewhere Getting married on a spring day at the New York MET Working 80 hours for tips just to pay the rent Paint 'n sip a sunset over a lone prairie A 35th anniversary celebrated in the cemetery Yeah, but it's a perfect day, out there PRE-CHORUS: How soon we all forget about the pain Every minute it spread faster than the sense of dread Carrying the weight of their absence everyday Or was it only in my head Oh, breathe Simply breathe CHORUS: Nothing is the same Let me count the ways Aren't we the lucky ones? How did we survive? Did you even feel your heart break When your daddy said goodbye? Oh, well All the voices in the distance Fading away, reverberate Tell me how does it matter When so few feel this way All the world is moving on But I'm still not okay Oh, well Everything is different Everything has changed Oh, but for you It's just another perfect day A weekend getaway to a Miami Beach Grieving families crying out, "No justice, no peace!" Clear skies in the forecast for New Orleans Hooked up to a ventilator just trying to breathe A perfect pitch thrown under Dodger Stadium lights Praying the love of your life makes it through the night Flying first class to Dubai on Emirates, one way Pleading don't go, don't leave Darling, wait for me Please stay (PRE-CHORUS, CHORUS) We all go through something Someone knows nothing about We all were once lost together But the scales tipped somehow How can you not feel anything For your neighbors or your friends What will you do the next time you Reach out for a helping hand And no one reaches back too Karma heeds no commands What goes around, comes around Every man walks on shallow ground Waiting for the day Everything will change Because nothing is the same In so many ways Yes, you made it, you survived Many never got to say goodbye Set aside your foolish pride And try to heal the divide, ooh Oh, well So many memories in the distance But they will always be with you When this pale blue dot existence Tears your broken heart in two Just look around, not very far Their names are written in the stars Embers like dust in the wind And when the sunsets again, ooh Oh, well Everything will be different But, it will all be okay Because in Heaven it's always A perfect day Forever and always Have faith, give sympathy Be kind, have empathy It's just another day for you It's true, but for some Tomorrow never comes