These are days you'll remember.
Never before and never since, I promise, will the
whole world be warm as this.
And as you feel it, you'll know it's true that you are
blessed and lucky.
It's true that you are touched by something that will
grow and bloom in you.

These are days you'll remember.
When May is rushing over you with desire to be part
of the miracles you see in every hour.
You'll know it's true that you are blessed and lucky.
It's true that you are touched by something that will
grow and bloom in you.

These are days.

These are the days you might fill with laughter until
you break.
These days you might feel a shaft of light make its
way across your face.
And when you do you'll know how it was meant to be.

See the signs and know their meaning.
It's true, you'll know how it was meant to be.
Hear the signs and know they're speaking to you, to
you.


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    Plain and simply a feel good song. It makes you reconsider when you think everything is not going well, TO STOP, and think about things in perspective. Things probably aren't so bad once we consider how much we do have. The music video is pretty cool too. It has Natalie Merchant on a roof top and also some forest scenes as well. MTV.com and Yahoo's Launch web site have the video for viewing, I suggest people check these and others out if you haven't already.

    magoosh008on November 05, 2005   Link

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