EXCERPT:
COLLINS: “♬♬ Somewhere, past the pandemic,
When we’re free
There’s a life I remember,
full of activity
Somewhere, past the pandemic,
Masks will come off
No more need for a nose swab,
Every time we cough
As we are gathered here today,
Covid’s toll has hit and sent us reeling
But partners like the ones right here
Will help to make the pathway clear to find true healing
Somewhere, past the pandemic,
Life will resume
We’ll all complain about the traffic,
Forgetting how we hated Zoom
Somewhere, past the pandemic
We’ll hug our friends
And thank the people and science
That brought the pandemic’s end
My dozen years are almost through
But it’s been great to work with you
Let’s end Covid now! ♬♬ ♬♬”