How often we wish for another chance
to make a fresh beginning---
A chance to blot out our mistakes
and change failure into winning---
And it does not take a new year
to make a brand-new start---
It only takes the deep desire
to try with all our heart
To live a little better
and to always be forgiving
And to add a little sunshine
to the world in which we're living.
So never give up in despair
and think that you are through,
For there's always a tomorrow
and a chance to start anew.

Helen Steiner Rice