Big Day

Tomorrow is a big day

That's capital B capital D

It's a day of reckoning that has resonated

In harmony and in dissonance 

It has sent ripples across a pond

Ripples that have touched myriad others

Others with no direct stake in proceedings

But nonetheless it has struck a chord

So that people who live in far flung corners feel they too have a stake

They too wish to express their opinion, or support, or indeed their opposition 

Such is the influence, the image of our wee country

That folks all around the world feel connected

Deeply connected to us

So, tomorrow when we make our decision

When votes are cast, not in election, but in referendum

All the world will watch and wait with us.

Tomorrow will come and go

And the excitement of the moment will pass

Then begins the real work

The work of bridge building

Of hopes and dreams, realised or dashed

For every happy one there will be a sad one

For every relieved one there will be an astonished one

For everyone there will be a new start

Because of tomorrow all will change

Mibees aye, or mibees naw 

Makes no odds

For aye or naw there will be work to do

We are who we are

And that we still shall be

We will still be in Scotland

We will still be Scottish 

We will still live with neighbours and friends and colleagues 

who view the world differently to us

And we will still be one nation

One nationality

With one hope

One love

One God

United yet unique

Just like everyone else 

Hold onto that thought

Pray for the unity of our nation

This day and all days