Every Day Pull the covers from my eyes, I've been hiding in this bed for days As if sleeping could make all my problems go away Each appearance of night is another day wasted, missed opportunities, failed excuses Facing problems head on is the only escape from this haze The last four years have offered many excuses The next four won't offer any more I've cut others down to raise myself up as if harsh words were ever enough Admitting the problem is a testament to change I'm trying to make every day count, every day count So that good times are many and failings are few, and my life can be a tribute to you Taking two steps back the whole thing became clearer Everything formulaic and precise The prizes are all laid out for the taking, justice is merely seeking a reason To enter in and set the world to rights We won't be young forever, we're aging every day And there's no guarantee we'll even make it through this day So while I'm young I'm taking chances, stealing looks then second glances We're gonna leave the world richer than when we came