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Today Is the First Day of the Rest of My Life Lyrics by Samantha Shaw, Clare Burt, Michael Cantwell

Starting Here, Starting Now (Original London Cast)

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[WOMAN 1]
\nHere I stand with life ahead of me
\nNo place to hide
\nToday is the first day of the rest of my life
\nThough it's true what some have said of me
\nThat I'm untried
\nToday is the first day of the rest of my life
\n
\nHushed and scared and flushed and wary
\nI watch for dawn
\nAll my waiting years suddenly are gone
\n
\nWait, don't move, I'm still not ready yet
\nI need more time to steady my heart
\nBut it's too late
\nFor now I start
\n
\n[WOMAN 2]
\nBeat by beat my pulse is quickening
\nAnd growing strong
\nToday is the first day of the rest of my life
\nOne might say my plot's been thickening
\nFor far too long
\nToday is the first day of the rest of my life
\n
\nThere, right there, the future's gleaming
\nIt blinds my eyes
\nSoon my world will grow wider than the skies
\n
\n[WOMAN 1, WOMAN 2 & MAN]
\nWait, don't move, I'm still not grown enough
\nAnd yet it's time to own my own heart
\nI'm not prepared
\nBut let it—\n\n
Credits
Samantha Shaw

Samantha Shaw

Clare Burt

Clare Burt

Michael Cantwell

Michael Cantwell

About “Today Is the First Day of the Rest of My Life” by Samantha Shaw

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