Here's to you

Here's to you,

the toils you faced and the tears you cried

the love you gave and the hurt you denied

Here's to you,

to the journey's you took both near and far

the top you've unscrewed to your "possiblities jar"

Here's to you,

the fury to stand when the wind kept you down

you're face held high with your feet on the ground

Here's to you,

to your libertine soul

a lesson at a time, you are changing the world

Here's to you,

the person you were and the person you are

here's to your words that have brought me this far

Here's to them,

to the lives you will touch and the places you'll visit

the people you meet, and the food -so exquisite

Here's to us,

it's a blessing, you see,

that you're part of us....that you're a big part of me