Raise your glass,
my friend,
raise a glass
this last day of the year.

Drink a toast to those who have left us
who have walked out,
moved away
passed on
whose voice is now denied us

Drink ka glass to what we have lost
innocence,
faith in a faithless system,
confidence
not as much lost as it seems

Drink s glass to the year to come
its defeats
its catastrophes
its losses
may we rise to each challenge

Drink a glass to the year to come
its triumphs.
its mountain tops
its victories
may we weather each with grace and humility

Raise your glass,
my friend,
raise your glass
on this last day of the year.