The Best Is Not Behind Us

[Куплет 1] The meeting ran past the harbor’s last ferry Charts rolled up, the projector went blue I’d spent ten years making safer decisions And called every narrow turn something i knew Then martin said, “there’s a tune in your notebook” So i found the old melody under my name We sang it low by the freight elevator And the whole tired floor didn’t sound quite the same [Алдынғы қайырма] I used to count the doors i didn’t walk through Like every choice had closed the road But there’s a line beyond the numbers And tonight it’s starting to unfold [Қайырма] Here’s to the next bright page To the work we haven’t tried To the plans still taking shape On the far side of tonight We’ve got more than what we’ve made There’s a wider view ahead So sing it once, then sing it brave: The best is not behind us yet [Куплет 2] I told them how i passed on the field job For a title and a steadier climb How i learned every forecast by heart While the years kept their own kind of time June took the lead on the new design Martin found a route through the red And i heard my own voice come back in the chorus With a thought i’d been scared to have said [Алдынғы қайырма] Maybe choosing wasn’t losing Maybe changing course can count There’s a future past the meeting And we’re already headed out [Қайырма] Here’s to the next bright page To the work we haven’t tried To the plans still taking shape On the far side of tonight We’ve got more than what we’ve made There’s a wider view ahead So sing it once, then sing it brave: The best is not behind us yet [Көпір] No grand speech, no perfect answer Just five voices finding time A small tune passed around the table Turning “someday” into “mine” [Final chorus] Here’s to the next bright page To the work we haven’t tried To the plans still taking shape And the courage on our side We’ve got more than what we’ve made There’s a wider view ahead So sing it once, then sing it brave: The best is not behind us yet [Аутро] Not behind us yet There’s a wider view ahead