Today Is Mine

When the sun came up this morning
 I took the time to watch it rise
 And as its beauty struck the darkness from the skies
 I thought how small and unimportant
 All my troubles seem to be
 And how lucky another day belongs to me
 And as the sleepy world around me
 Woke up to greet the day
 All its silent beauty seemed to say
 "So what, my friend
 If all your dreams, you haven't realized
 Look around you, boy
 You got a whole new day to try"
 Today is mine, today is mine
 To do with what I will
 Today is mine, my own special cup to fill
 To die a little that I might learn to live
 And take from life that I might learn to give
 Today is mine
 And like all men, I curse the present
 That seems void of peace of mind
 And I race my thoughts beyond tomorrow
 And vision there more peace of mind
 But when I view the day around me
 I can see the fool I've been
 For today is the only garden that we can tend
 Today is mine, today is mine
 To do with what I will
 Today is mine, my own special cup to fill
 To die a little that I might learn to live
 And take from life that I might learn to give
 Today is mine