My Thanksgiving Lyrics - Don Henley

Well, a lot of things have happened 

Since the last time we spoke 

Some of them are funny 

Some of them ain't no joke 

And I trust you will forgive me 

If I lay it on the line 

I always thought you were a friend of mine 

And sometimes I think about you 

I wonder how you're doing, now 

And what you're going through 

'Cause the last time I saw you, we were playing with fire 

We were loaded with passion and a burning desire 

For every breath, for every day of living 

And this is my thanksgiving 

Now, the trouble with you and me, my friend 

Is the trouble with this nation 

Too many blessings, too little appreciation 

And I know that kind of notion, well, it just ain't cool 

So send me back to Sunday school 

Because I'm tired of waiting for reason to arrive 

And it's too long we've been living these unexamined lives 

'Cause I've got great expectations, I've got family and friends 

I've got satisfying work, I've got a back that bends 

For every breath, for every day of living 

This is my thanksgiving 

And have you noticed that an angry man 

Can only get so far? 

Until he reconciles the way he thinks things ought to be 

With the way things are 

Here in this fragmented world, I still believe 

In learning how to give love, how to receive it 

And I would not be among those who abuse this privilege 

Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge 

And I don't mind saying that I, I still love it all 

I wallowed in the springtime 

Now, I'm welcoming the fall 

For every moment of joy, every hour of fear 

For every winding road that brought me here 

For every breath, for every day of living 

This is my thanksgiving 

For everyone who helped me start 

And for everything that broke my heart 

For every breath, for every day of living 

This is my Thanksgiving