Lyrics William Saroyan (Dialogue) [Live] - Barbra Streisand

"I'm always amazed at how music can transcend all our differences: language, culture, politics.
And tonight we're not Republicans or Democrats.
We're not from red states or blue states, we're from the United States, right.
And even though I might complain about certain things, I've come to look at the glass as half full.
Maybe just in moments but it's there, you know, in the unconditional love of a pet, that look in their eyes.
They love you every time you walk into the room.
The uncapturable scent of a gardenia.
I know you want me to sing that song.
It's in a baby's smile.
And it's important for me to find those moments everyday and be grateful for them.
The playwright, William Saroyan said it much better than I ever could, in 1939 when this country was facing, actually the world was facing one of its' bleakest periods, he wrote these words as a forward to his very famous play ..."