as recorded by Glen Campbell)

(from the album 'The Last Time I Saw Her')

Written by Jerry Hubbard



When the sun came up this morning

I took the time to watch it rise

And as its beauty struck the darkness

From the sky



I thought how small and unimportant

All my troubles seem to be

And how lucky another day

Belongs to me



And as the sleepy world around me

Woke up to greet the day

All its silent beauty

Seemed to say



So what, my friend, if all your dreams

You haven't realized

Just look around you

You've got a new day to try



Chorus:

Today is mine, today is mine

To do with what I will

Today is mine

My own special cup to fill

To die a little that I might learn to live

To take from life that I might learn to give

Today is mine



Like most men I curse the present

Void of peace of mind

And race my thoughts beyond tomorrow

Envision there a sweeter time



But as I view this day around me

I can see the fool I've been

For today's the only garden

That we can tend



Repeat chorus and end