Now for those of you interested in my writing, this does have something to do with a future work in progress. That’s all I’ll say now, but it might be interesting to pay attention to this if you’re a regular reader of mine. 

The The is a popular group from the 80’s and early 90’s who was the brainchild of Matt Johnson. “This Is The Day” is from their Soul Mining album. You might have heard an updated version on M&M commercials. I love this song. So I’m making it my first entry into my top 100 songs of all time. 

Here are the lyrics: 

“Well… you didn’t wake up this morning,
’cause you didn’t go to bed.
You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red.
The calendar on your wall is ticking the days off.

You’ve been reading some old letters.
You smile and think how much you’ve changed.
All the money in the world couldn’t buy back those days.

You pull back the curtains, and the sun burns into your eyes.
You watch a plane flying across a clear blue sky.
This is the day your life will surely change.
This is the day when things fall into place.

You could’ve done anything, if you’d wanted.
And all your friends and family think that you’re lucky.
But the side of you they’ll never see
Is when you’re left alone with the memories
That hold your life together like — GLUE

You pull back the curtains, and the sun burns into your eyes,
You watch a plane flying across a clear blue sky.
This is the day your life will surely change.
This is the day when things fall into place.

This is the day your life will surely change…
(repeat to fade)”