One Million Tomorrows
Embracing Change: One Million Tomorrows' Reflections
Lyrics
I've gotta quit drinking every night
The speaker acknowledges a need to stop drinking every night.
I've gotta quit sleeping in till noon
The speaker recognizes the necessity to stop sleeping in until noon.
I've gotta quit my love for tobacco
The speaker acknowledges the need to quit their love for tobacco.
Guess I'll have to wait till tomorrow
The speaker expresses a sense of postponing change until tomorrow.
I've gotta quit avoiding my neighbors
The speaker recognizes the need to stop avoiding neighbors.
I've gotta quit fighting with my friends
The speaker acknowledges the need to cease fighting with friends.
I've gotta quit being spiteful and shallow
The speaker realizes the necessity to quit being spiteful and shallow.
Guess I'll have to wait till tomorrow
The speaker expresses a tendency to delay change, choosing to wait until tomorrow.
One million tomorrows
The speaker refers to a vast number of future opportunities or chances, symbolized by "One million tomorrows."
Lord, tell me it's better up ahead
The speaker seeks assurance or guidance from a higher power about a better future.
And I know today is yesterday's tomorrow
The speaker reflects on the cyclic nature of time, acknowledging today as the result of yesterday's decisions.
But I don't know how many I have left
The speaker expresses uncertainty about the quantity of tomorrows they have left.
I've gotta quit doing all that cocaine
The speaker acknowledges the need to quit using cocaine.
I've gotta quit watching all that porn
The speaker recognizes the need to stop watching porn.
I've gotta quit giving money to casinos
The speaker acknowledges the need to quit giving money to casinos.
Guess I'll have to wait till tomorrow
The speaker expresses a tendency to postpone change until tomorrow.
I've gotta start paying my taxes
The speaker acknowledges the need to start paying taxes.
I've gotta start going to the gym
The speaker recognizes the need to start going to the gym.
I've gotta start eating more than just cereal
The speaker acknowledges the need to start eating more than just cereal.
Guess I'll have to wait till tomorrow
The speaker expresses a tendency to delay change, opting to wait until tomorrow.
One million tomorrows
Repetition of the idea of a vast number of future opportunities or chances represented by "One million tomorrows."
Lord, tell me it's better up ahead
The speaker repeats the request for assurance or guidance from a higher power about a better future.
And I know today is yesterday's tomorrow
Reiteration of the cyclic nature of time, acknowledging today as the result of yesterday's decisions.
But I don't know how many I have left
The speaker reiterates uncertainty about the quantity of tomorrows they have left.
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