Lionel Richie

CREATING UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES

New Kids On The Block
Mariah Carey
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Aren’t You Glad You Stayed Foundation

MISSION

The AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU STAYED FOUNDATION is committed to two equally meaningful goals. First, inspired by Rick’s life experience, the Foundation aims to create lasting difference for at-risk LGBT youth and those who struggle with PTSD.

Additionally, in memory of Rick’s friend Olivia Newton-John, we support the OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN CANCER WELLNESS & RESEARCH CENTRE and the OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN FOUNDATION FUND in their mission to realize a world beyond cancer by funding research into plant-based medicine and other holistic and wellness therapies to discover kinder ways to prevent, treat and cure all cancers.

Rick Bartalini & Jonathan Roy

Jonathan Roy
Aren’t You Glad You Stayed

Lyrics and Music by
Jonathan Roy & Chris Anderson

No more light there’s darkness all around

I can’t keep up I’m buried six feet down

Nothing’s gonna change

Gonna be like this forever

But then I heard the words being sung

You can never surrender

And all I wanted to be was the man that I’m supposed to be

And now I’ve finally figured out

Just what’s expected of me

So aren’t you glad you stayed

Aren’t you glad you stayed

Only light no darkness anymore

Spread my wings and now I can soar

Everything has changed

Might be like this forever

And nothing is the same

Can’t  you see

That I’ll never surrender

And all I wanted to be was the man that I’m supposed to be

And now I’ve finally figured out

Just what’s expected of me

So aren’t you glad you stayed

Aren’t you glad you stayed

Aren’t you glad you stayed

Aren’t you glad you stayed

And all I wanted to be was the man that I’m supposed to be

And now I’ve finally figured out

Just what’s expected of me

And all I wanted to be was the man that I’m supposed to be

And now I’ve finally figured out

Just what’s expected of me

So aren’t you glad you stayed

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The Aren’t You Glad You Stayed Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt, charitable organization.

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