Am I closer to the one I always thought that I would be? Counting everything I've gained Still chasing what I couldn't see There were nights we laughed till dawn And roads I'll never take again With all my joy and my regrets I've come this far, and here I stand Another ordinary day A voice I know, the words you say “Welcome home,” and then we share The little things that happened there If loss is how we learn to see Let me see what's here with me To wish for one more day like this Maybe that's what happiness is An old friend's message on my phone I meant to answer weeks ago I kept saying, “When there's time” And watched another season go The dishes waiting on the table Familiar footsteps down the hall I thought they'd always be around Like nothing here could change at all Another ordinary day Familiar faces turn my way You ask me why I'm smiling so “It's nothing much,” I say, “you know” If loss is how we learn to see Let me speak while you're with me The words I've held inside so long A little “thank you” from now on I think I'll call a friend today No special thing I need to say “How've you been?” “The same as ever” Never sounded any better Another ordinary day A voice I know, the words you say “Welcome home,” and then we share The little things that happened there If loss is how we learn to see Let me see what's here with me To wish for one more day like this Maybe that's what happiness is
