It was a time I'll always remember
Because I will never forget
The day a cure came down upon us
And Parkinson's stopped being a threat
And once our bodies settled
The day seemed to take on light
And an inner calm engulfed us
Like it was all gonna be alright
That's how it felt to be alive
After the shaking stopped

From Atlanta to St. Joseph
People opened up their door
Freed from their inner prison
They wouldn't stay inside no more
No more would they feel self conscious
Their dignity restored
And walking now in sunshine
Years of patience found reward
And somewhere in Hilo a happy mother smiled and cried
After the shaking stopped

Hospital wings were standing open
And a father hugged his son
They spoke of future plans now
For a new day had begun
Millions of happy people
Went to a celebration fair
As Michael J Fox and Muhammad
Sparred playfully in the square
Then they talked about what they'd do now
Now that the shaking stopped

With the money we would save
We worried less about our bills
We gave away all our canes and wheelchairs
And gave a flush to all our pills
And we all wrote the papers
To have a holiday declared
The day our body's chains released us
The day that we were unimpaired
And we commisioned statues of the researchers
After the shaking stopped

Stem cells stopped being an issue
Nothing left there to debate
No need for playing politics
No need for blinding hate
For when the curing happened
We held on for all we're worth
To the idea that our happiness
Might spread through all the earth
And then we'd hear of other diseases being cured too
After the shaking stopped

We started working in our gardens more
Got involved in our community
We rediscovered our fellow man
And learned to live in dignity
We learned to treat our bodies
As the precious gifts they are
We ate more from the organic produce aisle
And less from the cookie jar
And Hallmark printed up extra thank you cards that day
After the shaking stopped