Glória
The Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's Lyrics

When many little people in many little places
When a lot of people each do their little part in many different places

Do many little things, then the whole world changes
Their little actions add up and can make a big difference in the world

But sometimes not fast enough for me
But change doesn't always happen as quickly as I would like it to

You see I'm just a little man, trying hard to understand
I am just an individual, struggling to comprehend

What kind of living is a life if I can't stand on my own two feet
What is the point of living if I cannot be self-sufficient

You see we are looking for the same thing
We are all searching for the same thing

And we are trying to survive
And we are doing our best to stay alive

But I know each day in life don't get much easier than the last
But I am aware that life often presents challenges and does not necessarily get easier over time

So today I'm just glad to be alive
Therefore, today I am grateful to be alive

And I'm singing
And I express this gratitude through song

Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, stay by my side
I want to honor and praise a higher power, and ask this power to remain with me

Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, I'm glad to be alive
I am so happy and thankful to be alive

I think that life is a blessing
I believe that life is a gift

And every step, every lesson
Every experience and lesson learned

You want for love and protection
We all need love and protection

To those in me
For those who exist inside of me

To all my mothers and fathers
To all those who have nurtured and cared for me

And all the angels and saints
And to all those who serve as spiritual guides and protectors

Seems like there's never enough time to do the things I wanna do
It often feels like there aren't enough hours in the day to accomplish everything I desire

And it never ends
This feeling of having too little time is constant

But at the end of the day I might not have no money to count or spend
But despite this, I might not have monetary wealth to tally or utilize

But I know I can count on all my friends
But I have the comfort of knowing that I can rely on my friends

And you call on me
And they can rely on me in turn

See we are looking for the same thing
We are all searching for the same things

And we are trying to survive
And we are all doing our best to survive

And I know each day in life with you gets better than the last
And I am aware that every day spent with loved ones improves upon the last

So today I'm just glad to be alive
So I am grateful to be alive today

I'm just trying to find a way to say
I am merely attempting to find the right words

Don't you ever, ever, ever go away
To ask that someone, or something, never leave

But I just want you next to me
But above all else, I desire this person's presence near me

I'm glad to be alive
I am so grateful to be alive