Styx

Released: June 18, 2021

Songwriter: Tommy Shaw Will Evankovich

Producer: Will Evankovich

[Verse 1]
It's a brand new day
And I'm tired of the uncertain
I'm throwing back the curtains for some sun on my face
And now she's smiling
She's making up a song
Gonna sing it all day long and it's a happy place

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the windows and doors
Won't stay closed anymore
And it feels like beginning again

[Chorus]
Now the days go by
And we laugh and cry
While the dark cloud hovers nearby
We won't give in yet
We shall not forget
We still have our wonderful lives

[Verse 2]
Monday morning
I'm sleeping in again
But I'm not giving in to those old feelings
Hunker down
Put it off until tomorrow
I've got no time for sorrows
Double dealings

[Pre-Chorus]
Though the here and now
Might get to me somehow
The truth is right here for believing

[Chorus]
Now the days go by
And we laugh and cry
While the dark cloud hovers nearby
We won't give in yet
We shall not forget
We still have our wonderful lives

[Chorus]
Now the days go by
And we laugh and cry
While the dark cloud hovers nearby
We won't give in yet
We shall not forget
We still have our wonderful lives
We still have our wonderful lives
We still have our wonderful life

Styx is a rock band from Chicago formed in 1970. They enjoyed great success with pop rock and hard rock songs, and became famous for their power ballads and album releases of the mid 1970s and early 80s.

The band has gone through some famously nasty internal struggles, drug problems, illnesses and deaths, but continues to perform today (with a significantly altered line-up). Tommy Shaw, from Montgomery, AL, left but returned to the band. Drummer John Panozzo developed a debilitating drinking problem and ultimately died. Dennis DeYoung developed an acute case of photosensitivity, and he left the band. They fought among themselves for control of the band name. Glen Burtnik also left and returned, this time on bass, to replace Chuck Panozzo (John’s brother), who had also left the band. (whew.)

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