First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes

So I found a reason to stay alive Try a little harder, see the other side Talking to myself, too many sleepless nights Tryna find a meaning to this stupid life I don't want your sympathy Sometimes I don't know who to be Hey, what you lookin' for? No one has the answer, they just want more Hey, who's gonna make it back? This could be the first day of my life So I found a reason to let it go Tell you that I'm smilin', but I still need to grow Will I find salvation in the arms of love? Will it stop me searchin'? Will it be enough? I don't want your sympathy Sometimes I don't know who to be Hey, what you lookin' for? No one has the answer, you just want more Hey, who's gonna make it back? This could be the first day of my life The first time to really feel alive The first time to break the chain The first time to walk away from pain Hey, what you lookin' for? No one has the answer, we just want more Hey, who's gonna make it back? This could be the first day of your life Hey, what ya looking for? No one has the answer, they just want more, oh, yeah Hey, who's gonna shine a light? This could be the first day of my life

I had a dream so big and loud I jumped so high I touched the clouds Wo-o-o-o-o-oh, wo-o-o-o-o-oh I stretched my hands out to the sky We danced with monsters through the night Wo-o-o-o-o-oh, wo-o-o-o-o-oh I'm never gonna look back Woah, never gonna give it up No, please don't wake me now This is gonna be the best day of my life My li-i-i-i-i-ife This is gonna be the best day of my life My li-i-i-i-i-ife I howled at the moon with friends And then the sun came crashing in Wo-o-o-o-o-oh, wo-o-o-o-o-oh But all the possibilities No limits just epiphanies Wo-o-o-o-o-oh, wo-o-o-o-o-oh I'm never gonna look back Woah, never gonna give it up No, just don't wake me now This is gonna be the best day of my life My li-i-i-i-i-ife This is gonna be the best day of my life My li-i-i-i-i-ife I hear it calling outside my window I feel it in my soul (soul) The stars were burning so bright The sun was out 'til midnight I say we have control (control) This is gonna be the best day of my life My li-i-i-i-i-ife This is gonna be the best day of my life My li-i-i-i-i-ife This is gonna be, this is gonna be, this is gonna be The best day of my life Everything is looking up, everybody up now This is gonna be the best day of my life My li-i-i-i-i-ife

I think today is the best day of my life Gonna rent a bicycle and ride around the city Around the city from nine 'til five I think today is the best day of my life Fuck thinking about the future all the time If I'm alone, I'm alone, and I don't mind Movie stars in black and white pictures (mm-mm) Warm beer and Valium mixtures (mm-mm) Am I in a dream? Crazy as it seems I think today is the best day of my life Saw a billboard, it said something like Everything, everything is gonna be alright I think today is the best day of my life My girlfriend looked worried and asked me why? But I don't know, I don't know, so I didn't reply Laying on the car You've got stars I've got scars They don't see I think today is the best day of my life Last night all I wanted to do was die Right now I'm happy to be alive

I had the greatest day of my life Boys were shooting doubles under western starlight I rode a boat across the bay Phoenix to Seattle to San Francisco Hearing Debbie laugh under downtown bar-glow Louie telling me he feels free from yesterday Drank a cup of coffee a couple hours south of the place I used to run around When I was too young to really know The difference in love and longing for it When to shut up and when to stay with it How to forgive and just let go 'Cause this is, the greatest day of my life If I move or close my eyes it'll be gone and so will I So, come on in and stay awhile Years are just moments in a great big pile She's there laughing on the porch swing of my mind And I'm just grateful to be here at closing time I had the greatest day of my life Wrote up a single in a New York high-rise How the city makes a country boy dream Played pool in Colorado after snow all night Rained in Carolina but we played just fine Charles is always better than last week What did I do to deserve all this? A roof over my head and a band that don't miss Healthy dog that hugs me when I'm home Nowadays, I don't feel so alone It can't get better, but what have I ever known? 'Cause this is, the greatest day of my life If I move or close my eyes it'll be gone and so will I So, come on in and stay awhile Years are just moments in a great big pile She's there laughing on the porch swing of my mind Nowadays, I ain't so lonely all the time And I'm just grateful to be here at closing time I had the greatest day of my life The boys were shooting doubles Under western starlight I rode a boat across the bay