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JUST ONE DAY

(T. Beechey)



If I could have just one day when the blue sky didn't turn to gray

And I didn't feel I had to pray myself out of denial

Just one day without a fight and not a hint of pain in sight

Walking and staying in the light all throughout the mile

Just twenty-four hours and that's all --- I'm not greedy, I'll start out small

Just when the birds begin to call until the crickets sing

Everything would be great, all the love would replace the hate

And I could look back at a later date and not regret a thing



Not a whole year, not even a week

Just one day is all I seek

To know beyond any doubt

What life is truly all about

Then when someone asks if I knew

That all my dreams could come true

I'd look him in the eye and say

"Yes, I knew for just one day."



If I could have just one day when, at the end, I didn't say

"I would have done it another way" --- then it would be worth while

Just one day, it would be a delight to go the whole way to the night

And know that everything was all right, that would make me smile

Just twenty-four hours and no more, that's all I want and am asking for

Just when my feet first touch the floor until I dream again

Everything would be just fine, all the planets would align

So, at the end, this day of mine I'd someday remember when



Not a whole year, not even a week

Just one day is all I seek

To realize that all went well

So, later on, I could go and tell

This story to whoever's near

Whoever is around to hear

Then they'll ask, "Is everything okay?"

And I'll say it was for just one day



If I could have just one day where I did not have to pay

For all the games that people play, I'd feel more in style

Just one day standing at full height, looking ahead witn all my might

And if the air had a little bite, I'd just turn up the dial

Just twenty-four hours is all I need for all the sadness to recede

Just when the sunlight starts to bleed until the moonbeams roll

Everything would be so cool, I'd no longer play the fool

And, just for once, I'll and you'll be in complete control



Not a whole year, not even a week

Just one day is all I seek

To stand up tall above the crowd

And shout my name good and loud

So as I meet my Heavenly Host

And He wonders what I recall the most

I'll act as though I'm thinking away

Then I'll declare, "Just one day"