My dear father loved to say

"Hop to the top of the day

The drops are easy to swallow"

My dear father loved to say

"Mope your tears, and mend your sorrows

To not drown your soul wishing for better tomorrows"

You want to think bright

You want to think right

A star falling down, down, down doesn′t break the night

You want to think bright, whatever you do

Shadows bring you down, down, down

Dimming all the light as you try to climb

For life has a funny way of going 'round and ′round

On a ride it goes, one day, side-to-side

One day, upside-down, down, down

You can make it right

Well worth a good fight

And if some days have downs and lows

Open your arms to better tomorrows

A floating tune is in the air (ta-ra, ta-ra, ta-ra, ta-ra)

The simple things you care to share (ta-ra, ta-ra, ta-ra, ta-ra)

A trace of light, a flock of sparrows

Anything high you dare to follow

Open your arms to better tomorrows, tomorrows

You want to think bright

You want to think right

To let your heart sing, sing, sing on a Summer night

You want to think bright, whatever you do

When the strings go zing, zing, zing

Fly high with the band, just get up and swing

You can make it right

Well worth a good fight

And if some days have downs and lows

Open your arms to better tomorrows

Watercolours in May

Painting a purple sky

Up and alive, a river

Strokes on a mandolin

Playing a gentle sigh

These are the simple things that matter

You want to think bright (bright)

You want to think right (right)

And let your heart sing, sing, sing on a Summer night (night)

You want to think bright, whatever you do

Teeny bells go ding, ding, ding

Laughing in the wind, kite on a string

For life has a funny way of going 'round and 'round

On a ride it goes, one day, side-to-side

One day, upside-down, down, down

And you make it right (right)

And your heart is bright (bright)

So, let the world go how it goes

Open your arms to better (open your arms)

Open your arms to better tomorrows