Fair New Day

from Don't Miss The Bus by Pete Pascoe

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Fair New Day ©PetePascoe 2013

AS THE MAN STOOD AMONGST HIS PEERS
HE SAID : THINK OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING AND DOWN
THEY CANT RISE ABOVE THEIR FEARS
YEH, THERE’S MORE THAN ENOUGH TO GO AROUND

ALL THE INJUSTICES THAT ARE
LYING, INGRAINED IN THE HEART
A CLEAN SLATE: WELL THAT DAY SEEMS SO FAR
AWAY, BUT WE ALL NEED TO MAKE A START

AND OH WHAT PART CAN I PLAY? TO HELP BEGIN A FAIR NEW DAY

ALL THE PAIN THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH
AND ALL THAT IS YET TO BE
LOOK TO THE JOY THAT SINGS SO TRUE
IT TAKES YEARS FOR US TO SEE

HOW WE WERE BORN TO SHAPE THE FUTURE
IT'S NOT OUR ROLE JUST TO WAIT AND SEE
SEEK YOUR PATH TO FIND WHAT’LL SUIT YER
TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO BE AND ASK:

OH WHAT PART CAN I PLAY? TO HELP BEGIN A FAIR NEW DAY
ASK ANYONE WHO'S TRULY FOUGHT A WAR
TO REFLECT AND SEE IF ANYTHING’S BEEN GAINED
HE’LL SAY NO - AND WE SHOULD FIGHT NO MORE
ALL WE'VE CREATED IS MORE PAIN

IF WE PUT ALL THE LOVE WE CAN FIND
IN OUT HEARTS AND EVERY CORNER OF OUR LIVES
AND LET IT POUR INTO OUR MINDS
HOW COULD WE SWIM AGAINST THAT TIDE?

OH WHAT PART SHALL I PLAY? TO HELP BEGIN A FAIR NEW DAY

WE STARTED OUT A LONG TIME AGO
YET WE START OUT AGAIN EACH DAY
ALL WE'VE DREAMED OF, LONGED FOR AND FOLLOWED
CLOTHES OUR SOUL, WEIGHS US DOWN OR SETS US FREE

NONE OF THIS IS NEWS TO YOU OR ME
I WON'T KNOCK ON YOU DOOR AND TROUBLE YOU WITH MORE
I’LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS AND MAYBE, WE’LL SEE
WE COULD CHANGE TO GOOD WHAT IS TO BE

OH WHAT PART SHALL I PLAY? TO HELP BEGIN A FAIR NEW DAY.

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from Don't Miss The Bus, released June 1, 2016

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