The Hills of Tomorrow

And so
 As valedictorian of the class
 Of 1955
 I choose now to acknowledge
 The debt I owe all of you
 And most importantly
 The debt I owe my generously talented friend and classmate
 Charles Kringas
 With whom I wrote the commencement song you are about to hear
 My final thought is a simple but mighty thought
 It is the obligation we have been given
 It is to not turn out the same
 It is to grow
 To accomplish
 To change the world
 Behold the hills of tomorrow
 Behold the limitless sky
 Fling wide the gates
 To a world that waits
 As our journey starts
 Behold! Our hearts
 Are high
 Behold the hills of tomorrow
 Our skies more beautiful still
 Behold begin!
 There are worlds to win
 May we come to trust
 The dreams we must
 Fulfill