History/Day One

This arrangement combines two pieces by Christian rock artist Matthew West -- "History" and "Day One". The lyrics deal with forgetting the mistakes of yesterday and focusing on today as 'day one' of the rest of your life. Celebrate the optimism of hope and new beginnings with this opener medley, which also would work well for a graduation ceremony. It features an extended alto solo for the first section.

Instrumentation: Piano/Synth/Guitar/Bass/Drums/Percussion/3 Tpt/2 Tbn/Alto, Bari, Tenor Sax

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Price
$295
Genre
Praise, Pop/Dance
Voicing
SSA, TTB, SAB, SATB
Functions
Change-of-Pace, Opener
Difficulty
Moderate
It's been a bad day
You've been looking back
And all you can see is everything you wish you could take back
All your mistakes
A world of regrets
All of those moments you would rather forget

I know it's hard to believe 
Let me refresh your memory
Yesterday is history 
And history is miles away
So, leave it all behind you
But let it always remind you of the day
The day that love made history

Well, I wish I had a short term memory
Wish the only thing my eyes could see
Was the future burning bright right in front of me
But I can't stop looking back
Yeah, I wish I was a perfect picture of
Somebody who's never not good enough
I try to measure up but I mess it up
And I wish I wasn't like that

I wish I wasn't wishing anymore
Wish I could remember that nobody's keeping score
I'm tired of throwing pennies in a well
I gotta do something
Here goes nothin'

It's day one of the rest of my life
It's day one of the best of my life
I'm marching on to the beat of a brand new drum
Yeah, here I come
The future has begun
Day one

Every morning, every morning
Every morning, mercy's new
Every morning, every morning
I will fix my eyes on you
Every morning, every morning
Every morning, mercy's new
Every morning, every morning
Sun's coming up, the beginning has begun, yeah

It's day one of the rest of my life
It's day one of the best of my life
I'm marching on to the beat of a 
Brand new drum yeah, here I come
Brand new drum yeah, here I come
Brand new drum yeah, here I come
Day one

(Matthew West)

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