To Everybody Out There

To everybody out there To friends I have and haven’t met I hope that our encounter Does not fill you with regret I hope you leave my presence With good thoughts in your head And that you’ll still be smiling As you lay down in your bed I hope our meeting brings you A joy that’s rare to find And a sense of hope for others Who from material things are blind I hope you’ll see an inner peace That can’t be bought with gold Reflected on my smiling face When I my dear family hold If our meeting made you happy And maybe you’ve laughed out loud This is the elusive silver lining That’s behind every dark cloud