It’s such a good feeling
To know you’re alive.
It’s such a happy feeling:
You’re growing inside.
And when you wake up ready to say,
“I think I’ll make a snappy new day.”
It’s such a good feeling,
A very good feeling,
The feeling you know
You’re alive.

It’s such a good feeling
To know you’re in tune.
It’s such a happy feeling
To find you’re in bloom.
And when you wake up ready to say
“I think I’ll make a snappy new day,”
It’s such a good feeling,
A very good feeling,
The feeling you know that we’re friends.

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Did you know? Did you know?
Did you know that it’s all right to wonder?
Did you know that it’s all right to wonder?
There are all kinds of wonderful things!

Did you know? Did you know?
Did you know that it’s all right to marvel?
Did you know that it’s all right to marvel?
There are all kinds of marvelous things!

You can ask a lot of questions about the world…
And your place in it.
You can ask about people’s feelings;
You can learn the sky’s the limit.

Did you know? Did you know?
Did you know when you wonder you’re learning?
Did you know when you marvel you’re learning?
About all kinds of wonderful,
About all kinds of marvelous,
Marvelously wonderful things.

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I’m proud of you.
I’m proud of you.
I hope that you’re as proud as I am.
Proud of you,
I’m proud of you.
I hope that you are proud and that…

You’re learning how important you are
How important each person you see can be.
Discovering each one’s specialty
Is the most important learning.

I’m proud of you.
I’m proud of you.
I hope that you’re as proud as I am.
Proud of you,
I’m proud of you.
I hope that you are proud of you too.

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I like to be told
When you’re going away,
When you’re going to come back,
And how long you’ll stay,
How long you will stay,
I like to be told.

I like to be told
If it’s going to hurt,
If it’s going to be hard,
If it’s not going to hurt.
I like to be told.
I like to be told.

It helps me to get ready for all those things,
All those things that are new.
I trust you more and more
Each time that I’m
Finding those things to be true.

I like to be told
‘Cause I’m trying to grow,
‘Cause I’m trying to learn
And I’m trying to know.
I like to be told.
I like to be told.

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I’m taking care of you.
Taking good care of you.
For once I was very little, too.
Now I take care of you.

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It’s you I like,
It’s not the things you wear,
It’s not the way you do your hair,
But it’s you I like.
The way you are right now,
The way down deep inside you.
Not the things that hide you,
Not your toys,
They’re just beside you.

But it’s you I like.
Every part of you.
Your skin, your eyes, your feelings
Whether old or new.
I hope that you’ll remember,
Even when you’re feeling blue.
That it’s you I like,
It’s you yourself
It’s you.
It’s you I like.

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Sometimes you feel like holding your pillow all night long.
Sometimes you hug your teddy bear tightly,
He’s old but he’s still strong.
And sometimes you want to snuggle up closely with your own Mom and Dad,
At night, you even need the light sometimes,
But that’s not bad.

Please don’t think it’s funny,
When you want an extra kiss.
There are lots and lots of people,
Who sometimes feel like this.

Please don’t think it’s funny
When you want the ones you miss.
There are lots and lots of people
Who sometimes feel like this.

It’s great to know you’re growing up bigger every day.
But somehow things you like to remember
Are often put away.
And sometimes you wonder over and over
If you should stay inside.
When you enjoy a younger toy…
You never need to hide.

In the long, long trip of growing
There are stops along the way,
For thoughts of all the soft things,
And the look of yesterday.

For a chance to fill our feelings,
With comfort and with ease,
And then tell the new tomorrow,
“You can come now when you please.”

So please don’t think it’s funny,
When you want an extra kiss.
There are lots and lots of people
Who sometimes feel like this.

Please don’t think it’s funny,
When you want the ones you miss.
There are lots and lots of people
Who sometimes feel like this.

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Some things I don’t understand.
Some things are scary and sad.
Sometimes I even get bad when I’m mad.
Sometimes I even get glad.

Why does a dog have to bark?
Why does an elephant die?
Why can’t we play all the time in the park?
Why can’t my pussycat fly?

Why, why, why, why, why, why
I wonder why.
Why, why, why, why, why, why
I wonder why.

Why do big people say, “No!”?
Why are their voices so loud?
Why don’t the witches and bad guys all go?
Why does the sky fly a cloud?

Why, why, why, why, why, why
I wonder why.
Why, why, why, why, why, why
I wonder why.

Why does it have to get dark?
Why can’t the day always stay?
Let’s say goodbye to the night time, Goodbye.
Let’s send the dark time away.

Why do fire engines make noise?
Why is hot water so hot?
Why aren’t live babies like my other toys?
Why do I wonder a lot?

Some day, oh some day, I’ll know what to say.
Some day, oh some day, I’ll not have to say
WHY?

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Sometimes people are good,
And they do just what they should.
But the very same people who are good sometimes,
Are the very same people who are bad sometimes.
It’s funny, but it’s true.
It’s the same, isn’t it for me and…

Sometimes people get wet.
And their parents get upset.
But the very same people who get wet sometimes,
Are the very same people who are dry sometimes.
It’s funny, but it’s true.
It’s the same, isn’t it for me and…

Sometimes people make noise
And they break each other’s toys.
But the very same people who are noisy sometimes
Are the very same people who are quiet sometimes.
It’s funny, but it’s true.
It’s the same, isn’t it for me and…

Sometimes people get mad,
And they feel like being bad.
But the very same people who are mad sometimes,
Are the very same people who are glad sometimes.
It’s funny, but it’s true.
It’s the same, isn’t it for me and…

Sometimes people are good,
And they do just what they should.
But the very same people who are good sometimes,
Are the very same people who are bad sometimes.
It’s funny, but it’s true.
It’s the same, isn’t it for me…
Isn’t it the same for you?

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What if I were very, very sad
And all I did was smile?
I wonder after a while,
What might become of my sadness?

What if I were very, very angry,
And all I did was sit
And never think about it,
What might become of my anger?

Where would they go, and what would they do
If I couldn’t let them out?
Maybe I’d fall, maybe get sick
Or doubt.

But what if I could know the truth
And say just how I feel?
I think I’d learn a lot that’s real
About freedom.

I’m learning to sing a sad song when I’m sad.
I’m learning to say I’m angry when I’m very mad.
I’m learning to shout,
I’m getting it out,
I’m happy, learning
Exactly how I feel inside of me.
I’m learning to know the truth.
I’m learning to tell the truth.
Discovering truth will make me free.

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There are many ways to say I love you.
There are many ways to say I care about you.
Many ways, many ways, many ways to say
I love you.

There’s the singing way to say I love you.
There’s the singing something someone really likes to hear.
The singing way, the singing way, the singing way to say
I love you.

Cleaning up a room can say I love you.
Hanging up a coat before you’re asked to,
Drawing special pictures for the holidays and
Making plays.

You’ll find many ways to say I love you.
You’ll find many ways to understand what love is.
Many ways, many ways, many ways to say
I love you.

Singing, cleaning,
Drawing, being
Understanding,
Love you.

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If you’ve got an hour,
Now’s the time to share it.
If you’ve got a flower,
Wear it.
This is just the day.

If you’ve got a plan,
Now’s the time to try it.
If you’ve got an airplane,
Fly it.
This is just the day.

It’s the day for seeing all there is to see.
It’s the day for being, just you, just me.

If you’ve got a smile,
Now’s the time to show it.
If you’ve got a horn,
Then blow it.
It’s the minute to begin it.
This is just the day.

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What do you do with the mad that you feel
When you feel so mad you could bite?
When the whole wide world seems oh, so wrong…
And nothing you do seems very right?

What do you do? Do you punch a bag?
Do you pound some clay or some dough?
Do you round up friends for a game of tag?
Or see how fast you go?

It’s great to be able to stop
When you’ve planned a thing that’s wrong,
And be able to do something else instead
And think this song:

I can stop when I want to
Can stop when I wish
I can stop, stop, stop any time.
And what a good feeling to feel like this
And know that the feeling is really mine.
Know that there’s something deep inside
That helps us become what we can.
For a girl can be someday a woman
And a boy can be someday a man.

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When a baby comes to your house,
It’s a girl or it’s a boy.
It’s a sister or a brother,
But it’s never just a toy.

It can cry and it can holler.
It can wet and it can coo.
But there’s one thing it can never…
It can never be like you.

You were there before the baby.
Now the baby’s always there.
Now you wait for special moments
With your mother in the chair.

You’re a very special person,
You are special to your mom,
And your dad begins to say,

“You’ll always be the older one.”

It’s so good to know that always
There’s a special place for you,
And a special place for baby
Right inside the family, too.
You’ve a place that no one else has.
There is only one like you.

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When the day turns into night
And you’re way beyond my sight,
I’ll think of you, I’ll think of you.

When the night turns into day
And you still are far away,
I’ll think of you, I’ll think of you.

Even when I am not here
We still can be so very near
I want you to know my dear
I’ll think of you.

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One time I wished that a lion would come
And eat up my house and my street.
I was mad at the world
And I wished that the beast,
Would stomp everything
With his big heavy feet,
And eat everything
With his big sharp teeth,
And eat everything
With his teeth.
But that wish certainly didn’t come true,
‘Cause scary, mad wishes don’t make things come true.

One time I wished that a dragon would come
And burn up my Daddy’s big store.
I was angry with him
‘Cause I wanted to play
But my Daddy just went
To his store right away.
I wished that the dragon
Would burn his store,
I wished it would burn Daddy’s store.
But that wish certainly didn’t come true,
‘Cause scary, mad wishes don’t make things come true.

Everyone wishes for scary, mad things.
I’d guess that you sometimes do, too.
I’ve wished for so many
And I can say,
That all kinds of wishes
Are things just like play.
They’re things
That our thinking has made,
So wish then
And don’t be afraid.
I’m glad it’s certainly that way, aren’t you?
That scary, mad wishes don’t make things come true.
No kinds of wishes make things come true.

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You are my friend
You are special.
You are my friend
You’re special to me.
You are the only one like you.
Like you, my friend, I like you.

In the daytime,
In the nighttime,
Any time that you feel’s the right time.
For a friendship with me, you see
F-R-I-E-N-D special
You are my friend,
You’re special to me.
There’s only one in this wonderful world
You are special.

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You can never go down,
Can never go down,
Can never go down the drain.

You can never go down,
Can never go down,
Can never go down the drain.

You’re bigger than the water,
You’re bigger than the soap,
You’re much bigger than all the bubbles
And bigger than your telescope, so you see…

You can never go down,
Can never go down,
Can never go down the drain.

You can never go down,
Can never go down,
Can never go down the drain.

The rain my go down,
But you can’t go down,
You’re bigger than any bathroom drain.

You can never go down,
Can never go down,
Can never go down the drain.

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You can make-believe it happens, or pretend that something’s true.
You can wish or hope or contemplate a thing you’d like to do,
But until you start to do it, you will never see it through
‘Cause the make-believe pretending just won’t do it for you.

You’ve got to do it.
Every little bit, you’ve got to do it, do it, do it, do it
And when you’re through, you can know who did it
For you did it, you did it, you did it.

If you want to ride a bicycle and ride it straight and tall,
You can’t simply sit and look at it ’cause it won’t move at all.
But it’s you who have to try it, and it’s you who have to fall (sometimes)
If you want to ride a bicycle and ride it straight and tall.

You’ve got to do it.
Every little bit, you’ve got to do it, do it, do it, do it
And when you’re through, you can know who did it
For you did it, you did it, you did it.

If you want to read a reading book and read the real words too,
You can’t simply sit and ask the words to read themselves to you.
But you have to ask a person who can show you one or two
If you want to read a reading book and read the real words, too.

You’ve got to do it.
Every little bit, you’ve got to do it, do it, do it, do it
And when you’re through, you can know who did it
For you did it, you did it, you did it.

It’s not easy to keep trying, but it’s one good way to grow.
It’s not easy to keep learning, but I know that this is so:
When you’ve tried and learned you’re bigger than you were a day ago.
It’s not easy to keep trying, but it’s one way to grow.

You’ve got to do it.
Every little bit, you’ve got to do it, do it, do it, do it
And when you’re through, you can know who did it
For you did it, you did it, you did it.

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You used to creep and crawl real well,
But then you learned to walk real well.
There was a time you’d coo and cry,
But then you learned to talk and, my!
You almost always try.
You almost always do your best.
I like the way you’re growing up.
It’s fun, that’s all

CHORUS
You’re growing, you’re growing,
You’re growing in and out.
You’re growing, you’re growing,
You’re growing all about.

Your hands are getting bigger now.
Your arms and legs are longer now.
You even sense your insides grow
When Mom and Dad refuse you, So
You’re learning how to wait now.
It’s great to hope and wait somehow.
I like the way you’re growing up.
It’s fun, that’s all.

CHORUS

Your friends are getting better now,
They’re better every day somehow.
You used to stay at home and play
But now you even play away.
You do important things now.
Your friends and you do big things now.
I like the way you’re growing up.
It’s fun, that’s all.

CHORUS

Someday you’ll be a grown-up, too
And have some children grow up, too.
Then you can love them in and out
And tell them stories all about
The times when you were their size,
The times when you found great surprise
In growing up. And they will sing
It’s fun, that’s all

CHORUS

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