here is where it starts
here is where it ends
here's to new beginnings
here's to passing friends
here's to childhood memories
all the best of them
here's to heartfelt promises
may they never come undone
here's to what we give away
that which we weren't meant to save
here's to what we don't have now
but hold out for another day
here's to all the advice
we chose not to give
here's to the ear that's meant to lend
in the art of listening
here's to the days that gently glide
as in a well-oiled machine
here's to the love that never dies
here's to you and me
here's to the times of happiness
may they always stick around
here's to the bouts of sadness
that make happiness that much more profound
here's to the here and now
set, died, and cast
all that we are allowed
may these days forever last