And the semester comes to a close ...

Thank you, MDM friends, for a truly worthwhile Module I! This song is for you. Have a merry Christmas and enjoy your holidays!



FOR GOOD
(Composed by: Stephen Scwartz / "Wicked: The Musicale")

I’ve heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them and we help them in return

Well I don’t know if I believe that’s true
But I know I’m who I am today
Because I knew you

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?
(But) Because I knew you I have been changed for good

It well may be
That we will never meet again in this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You’ll be with me like a handprint on my heart

And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have rewritten mine
By being my friend
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a sky bird in a distant world

Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?
(But) Because I knew you, because I knew you
I have been changed for good

And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I’ve done you blame me for
But then I guess we know there’s blame to share
And none of it seems to matter anymore

Like a comet pulled from orbit (Like a ship blown from its mooring)
As it passes a sun (By a wind off the sea)
Like a stream that meets a boulder (Like a seed dropped by a sky bird)
Halfway through the wood (In a distant world)
Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?
I do believe I have been changed for the better
And because I knew you, because I knew you
Because I knew you I have been changed for good