[INTRO — SOFT PIANO, HAMMOND ORGAN] Mmm… Lord, have mercy… Something feels different this morning. Sunlight coming through my window, peace is settling in my soul. I don't have every answer, but I don't need to know. I'm counting all my blessings, not the things that went wrong. I'm gonna breathe a little deeper, I'm gonna sing my song. Yeah… It feels like a good day. [VERSE 1] Sunshine dancing on the kitchen floor, coffee waiting by the open door. Birds are singing in the old oak tree, and there's a little more peace inside of me. Neighbors waving from the front porch swing, children laughing like it's summertime. I know trouble's gonna come around, but it doesn't get to steal my smile. I've carried worries on my shoulders, I've cried tears nobody knew. But after every storm I've walked through, I found the strength to make it through. So I won't waste this morning thinking about yesterday. I've got another breath, another chance, another reason to say: [PRE-CHORUS] I won't chase what I can't change. I won't let my heart complain. I'm gonna let the sunshine find me, I'm gonna dance away the pain. [CHORUS — BIG SOUTHERN SOUL] It's a good day! Yes, it's a good day! Even when the clouds roll in, I'm gonna find my way. It's a good day! Oh, it's a good day! Got a little love in my heart, and I'm giving it away. If you've been carrying a burden, come on, lay it down. If you've been feeling lonely, come and gather 'round. We've got breath in our bodies, we've got another chance to love. So lift your voice up to heaven… It's a good day! [VERSE 2] Saw an old man sitting by the station, wearing years upon his face. I gave him just a little smile, and he gave one back my way. Saw a young girl dancing in the rain, not worried who was watching her. She reminded me that freedom can be found in who you are. Life can get complicated, dreams don't always go as planned. Sometimes you lose your balance just to learn to stand again. I've walked through lonely valleys, I've stood beneath heavy skies. But every time I thought I couldn't make it, something told me, "Baby, rise." [PRE-CHORUS] Yesterday can keep its memories. Tomorrow has to wait. I've got this moment in my hands, and I'm gonna celebrate. [CHORUS — STRONGER] It's a good day! Yes, it's a good day! Got my feet beneath me, and I'm thankful anyway. It's a good day! Oh, it's a good day! Got a little hope inside my heart, and I'm giving it away. If your soul feels heavy, come and stand with me. You don't have to hide your tears. You don't have to pretend to be free. We can lift each other higher. We can help each other through. There's still love in this world, and there's still something good in you. It's a good day! [BRIDGE — GOSPEL BREAKDOWN] Maybe peace ain't having everything. Maybe peace is being grateful for what you have. Maybe joy ain't somewhere down the road. Maybe joy is right here… Right now… In this breath. In this moment. In the people who love you. Female Choir: Right here… Right now… Female Lead: I've cried enough tears to understand the value of a smile. I've walked through enough darkness to appreciate the light. So I'm done chasing tomorrow. I'm done holding yesterday. I'm opening up my heart and letting this moment have its way. [FINAL CHORUS — HUGE GOSPEL LIFT] It's a good day! Choir: Good day! Female Lead: It's a good day! Choir: Good day! Female Lead: For everybody who's been hurting! Choir: Good day! Female Lead: For everybody still standing! Choir: Good day! Female Lead: Raise your hands! Open your heart! Let a little love come pouring through! We've got another sunrise, another chance to begin. Another reason to smile, another chance to love again. Don't let yesterday steal what belongs to today. If you've got breath in your body… Baby… It's a good day! [OUTRO — EMOTIONAL PIANO] Female Lead: Tomorrow can wait. Yesterday is gone. But this moment is mine. I'm gonna laugh a little louder, love a little deeper, forgive a little quicker, and hold my people close. Choir: It's a good day… It's a good day… Female Lead: Even when it's raining… Choir: It's a good day… Female Lead: Even when I don't have all the answers… Choir: It's a good day… Female Lead: Because I'm still here. (Pause) And that's enough. Female Lead — soaring: IT'S A GOOOOOOD DAY! Choir: GOOD DAY!
