There’s so many, I cannot count,
The wonderful gifts I’ve been given.
The greatest one that I have found
Is the freedom to do my own livin’.

I’ve been blessed with good times and bad,
Which gave me a measuring stick,
To stay on track and find my mark,
With many choices from which to pick.

I’ve had my chance to dance ?til dawn,
To be loved and to love,
To give as well as to receive,
Life’s blessing from above.

I’ve had my children and raised them,
I’ve watched my parents grow old,
Which I consider a blessing,
And then there’s the blessing of gold.

I’ve traveled the earth, and I’ve seen
The wonders of this special place,
From east and west and north and south,
And even been given my own special space.

I’ve lived the American dream
With benefits that I have been handed,
From a democratic society,
Right from birth where I landed.

And for that I give special thanks,
To the One who was in charge,
At the time of my beginnings,
And allowed me to remain at large.