It’s understood
You don’t feel good
I’ve seen it in your eyes
I’ve heard your alibis
And I fully understand
I’m part of the problem
Because I’m your loving man

I’m not leaving
That’s not what I do
I’ll stand here solid as a tree
Because leaving you
Is for a lesser man than me

It hasn’t been a very good year
For me as well
To be honest with you
It’s been a living hell
My job I now know
That’s where I am going to stay
I’ll never be a big shot
I’ll never lead the way
I’ll just be one of those
Who fell between the cracks
Fell between the holes
Sometimes I just want to go away
In fact I think about it each and every day

But I’m not leaving
That’s not what I do
I’ll stand here solid as a tree
Because leaving my job and you
Is for a lesser man than me

To be truthful
The years have worn me thin
I’ve been knocked down a hundred times
But managed to get up again
My body has been bruised
And my mind is frail
Sometimes I feel I don’t have a clue
But I’ve run life’s hard roads
And stuck on them like glue

But I’m not leaving
That’s not what I do
I’ll stand here solid as a tree
Because leaving everything in my life behind
Is for a lesser man than me
 
I’m not leaving
That’s not what I do
I’ll stand here solid as a tree
Because leaving you
And not loving you
Is for a lesser man than me

I wish to find the magic in everything I see,
concoct it into one small morsel,
and bring it back home with me
to give to you as I promised when I went away.
My quest is done, finally won,
I give to you, TODAY.

Today is all we have, there’s no guarantee
there’ll be another following close behind.
We shouldn’t take each day for granted as we travel through,
rather view everything and everyone as something miraculously new.

Spread your wings and fly with me through this special time;
lose your fears, no more tears, open up your mind.
We have just this day to live out our dreams,
a single day, no such way, an eternity it seems.
Let’s scale the great white Andes,
and sail the rough waters of the Northern Sea.
Let’s fly a zephyr through the clouds
and go on a living spree.

I’ll take the moisture from the air,
the sunlight from the sky,
the magic from everyone’s touch,
the truth from every alibi,
and concoct it into one small morsel
to bring back home to you
as I promised when I went away.
My quest is done, I finally won,
I give to you TODAY.

So let’s run the fastest mile,
jump higher than anyone has ever leaped before,
write magical words that bring peace and deter war
as we knock on every window and open every door.
Today is all we have, there’s no guarantee.
​So, love me like you’ve never dared to love before,
squeeze me till my breath bursts out,
give me every ounce of passion you have,
make me cry and pray for another day.
My quest is done, I finally won,
I give you TODAY.