Raise a Glass

Here’s to the love that once was mine

Warm and bright, a shining flame

Now it’s cold, a ghost of time

Lost between the rules and blame

Here’s to the job that keeps me fed

Steady pay, a place to go

Steals my hours, steals my head

Never gives a little more

Raise a glass for the life we’ve lived

Sweet beginnings, bitter ends

Toast the joy, toast the pain

Toast the wounds we try to mend

Here’s to the souls we leaned upon

Now they’re gone or pulled us down

Drink it down, and start again

Here’s to what we lose

Here’s to my daughter, growing fast

Every laugh, each tiny hand

Years are gone, they never last

Childhood slips like grains of sand

Here’s to the friends that seemed so right

Late-night laughs, adventures bold

Turned out toxic, out of sight

Left me cold, or left me sold

Raise a glass for the life we’ve lived

Sweet beginnings, bitter ends

Toast the joy, toast the pain

Toast the wounds we try to mend

Here’s to the souls we leaned upon

Now they’re gone or pulled us down

Drink it down, and start again

Here’s to what we lose

Here’s to life that keeps on striking

Pushes hard, then moves along

Here’s to hope that fades in timing

Every victory feels like wrong

Raise a glass for the love and loss

Every blessing comes with cost

Toast the kids, toast the dreams

Toast the tears behind the beams

Here’s to the souls we leaned upon

Now they’re gone or pulled us down

Raise it high, then pour it blind

Here’s to all we lack

Glass is empty, nights grow long

We keep walking, keep the song

Raise it once, and raise it twice

Here’s to fire, here’s to ice