The Road Is Open Again

"The Road is Open Again" (from "Footlight Parade")
By Dick Powell

Dawn, the golden start of the day
You are the part of the day
When hope is high.
Dawn, within your glorious light
There is a spirit of fight
That cannot die.
Dawn... is our tomorrow;
Gone... is yesterday!

Male soloist:
There's a new day in view. (alternate: There is glory anew.)
There is gold in the blue.
There is hope in the hearts of men.
All the world's on the way
To a sunnier day
'Cause the road is open again!

There's a note of repair.
There's a song in the air.
It's the music of busy men.
Every plow in the land
Meets a happier hand
'Cause the road is open again!

There's an eagle blue
In the White House too
On the shoulder of the president there.
With a lusty call,
Telling one and all,
"Brother, do your share!"

Male soloist (reprise):
There's a new day in view. (alternate: There is glory anew.)
There is gold in the blue.
There is hope in the hearts of men.
From the plain to the hill,
From the farm to the mill,
For the road is open again!

Men's Chorale (reprise):
There's a new day in view. (alternate: There is glory anew.)
There is gold in the blue.
There is hope in the hearts of men.
All the world's on the way
To a sunnier day
'Cause the road is open again!

There's a note of repair.
There's a song in the air.
It's the music of busy men.
Every plow in the land
Meets a happier hand
'Cause the road is open again!

Male soloist:
There's an eagle blue
In the White House too
On the shoulder of our president there.
With a lusty call,
Telling one and all,

Men's Chorale
... "Brother, do your share!"

Male soloist (reprise):
There's a new day in view. (alternate: There is glory anew.)
There is gold in the blue.
There is hope in the hearts of men.
All the world's on the way
To a sunnier day
'For the road is open again!