[Verse 1]
It's the ache in your arms
When you reach high above you
It's the crack in your voice
On a tune that you sing
It's your song of survival
That at first may be hard to hear
But you bless its arrival
And the peace that it brings

[Chorus]
The shining of the sun
Is so much sweeter when you have to
Dance around what's in the way
Of your brighter day
Your brighter day
Your brighter day

[Verse 2]
It's the things that you wished you'd said
That you just had to swallow
Now they make you feel hollow
Right down to your core
For each lost opportunity
There'll be somebody new who needs
A vacation from their sorrow
Here's your chance to even the score
[Chorus]
I'd mistrust any fool
Who would just hand it to you
Run quickly should he smile and say
Here's your brighter day
Your brighter day
Your brighter day

[Bridge]
Your brighter day
When you feel old and faded
Your brighter day
When you're intimidated
Your brighter day
Go get illuminated
Go on, go on

[Verse 3]
Now the truth is a wicked thing
And it may leave you broken
To twist in the wind
Like a shirt on a line
It'll change you forever
And just when you've had enough
And you cry up to heaven
For what seems like your last time
[Chorus]
May the clouds rearrange
In your stratosphere
And quietly step out of the way
Of your brighter day
Your brighter day
Your brighter day
Your brighter day