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Welcome to a song about songs
Well, A song is a story somebody made up
Or a song is a story that's realer than real
What makes a song a song is that you sing it
Hey you (Yes, you!) I'm gonna sing you a song
You know I'd really love it if you came and sang along
Songs about emotions and growing up strong
I wanna hear you sing, come on and bring it
I find my song inside my heart all along
I sing to say I'm feeling happy
I sing to be more understood
I sing to say I really love someone
And sometimes I sing just cuz singing feels good
I love makin' music, that's what I do
I love singing with people, in particular you
So don't you ever worry about singing it wrong
We're in this together, and I get it (That's right!)
You got every kind of feeling right there inside
So sing it in the rain, or keep it on the brighter side
Sing about the world, and whatever you see
A song will change the world if you let it
I find my song inside my heart all along
I sing to say I'm feeling thankful
I sing to say I'm feeling sad
I sing to say I was afraid of the dark
And sometimes I sing cuz it makes me feel glad.
So why write a song, why create such a thing?
When you could just speak what you're trying to sing
Did we get it from the waves, the rhythm of the sea
This idea that we can put our feelings to a beat?
Did we get it from the birds? They're nature's own choir.
Singing songs in the morning and songs of desire.
When words aren't enough express your feelings,
Sing me to a tune and feel your heart healing.
We sing to say we're open minded.
We sing to wake the neighborhood.
We sing to celebrate the moon and the stars.
And sometimes we sing just cuz singing feels good
And sometimes we sing just cuz singing feels good
And sometimes we sing just cuz singing feels good
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In This Together (Skit)
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Ever have a day when nothing goes your way?
Wake up mad with nothing good to say?
Mom says "Do your homework, and turn off that game!"
And everything around you seems boring and lame
You're not really sure why you feel this way
It just seemed to start at the break of day
You know getting mad isn't good for you
So you start to think about things you can do
You take deep breaths and let them out slow
In and out, let that anger go
Listen to some music, take a nice long walk
Find someone you love and take the time to talk
My game has reached the highest level yet
Ten more minutes and I'd be set
Then Dad comes by and shuts off the screen
Why is he acting so strict and mean?
You're not really sure why you feel this way
It just seemed to start at the break of day
You know getting mad isn't good for you
So you start to think about things you can do
I'm supposed to brush my teeth, I'm supposed to make my bed
And the garbage goes out when the dog's been fed
My room is a mess. It never looks clean!
But Mom says "Tidy up!" Now she sounds mean!
You're not really sure why you feel this way
It just seemed to start at the break of day
You know getting mad isn't good for you
So you start to think about things you can do
Just because you're mad doesn't mean you're bad
People can be angry especially when they're sad
Taking deep breaths can help you find new ways to
Chase those morning blues away
I'm not really sure why I feel this way
It just seemed to start at the break of day
They say getting mad isn't good for you
So I start to think about things I can do
I take deep breaths and let them out slow
In and out, let that anger go
Listen to some music, take a nice long walk
Find someone I love and take the time to talk
You're not really sure why you feel this way
It just seemed to start at the break of day
You know getting mad isn't good for you
So now you know some things you can do!
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Feeling sad, sad and blue
You may feel that no one loves you
Feeling bad, everything you do
Turns out wrong, there's nothing new
But there are things, things you can do
To chase away those lonely blues
And when you feel so undone
Do something you think is fun
So I pick up my fiddle and I play a pretty tune
Go outside and holler at the moon
I dance in the sun and sing a happy song
Picnic in the park with a friend along
Lay in the grass, look at the sky
Find a silver lining in the clouds rolling by
Call a good friend, lend a helping hand
Write a new song to play with the band
Sad is not forever
It goes away, it goes away
Without the rain, the rain in April,
There would be no flowers in May
So I find a deck of cards and I learn a new game
Pick a bunch of flowers and make a daisy chain
I sit in the sun and I read my favorite book
Go and ask my grandma to show me how to cook
Lay in the grass, look at the sky
Find a silver lining in the clouds rolling by
Call a good friend, lend a helping hand
Instead of what I can't do, think of what I can!
Sad is not forever
It goes away, it goes away
Without the rain, the rain in April,
There would be no flowers in May
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The New Kid (Skit)
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I left my home for a brand new place
Tried to put on a happy face
Leaving everything I knew
Couldn't believe that I had to move
Saying farewell felt so sad
I missed my friends and the crew we had
Hot summer nights and hanging outside
Never got lost on a long bike ride
One step, two step, three step, four
I love you forever more
Five six seven, eight nine ten
Keeping the old but making new friends
I started all over at a brand new school
Met new kids, learned all their rules
It's hard to be the new kid in town
At first the move just brought me down
One step, two step, three step, four
I love you forever more
Five six seven, eight nine ten
Keeping the old but making new friends
One, two, three and four
I'll love you forever more
Five six seven, eight nine ten
Oh, let me hear that fiddle again!
As time went by, day by day
I thought of home in a different way
I'll never forget those good old times
Loving the people I left behind
It took some courage to make new friends
But in time my heart was mended
Loving this home and the old one too
You can love two places, this is true!
One step, two step, three step, four
I love you forever more
Five six seven, eight nine ten
Keeping the old but making new friends
One, two, three and four
I'll love you forever more
Five six seven, eight nine ten
I could sing this again and again.
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Is that kid being mean to you?
Is that why you are feeling blue?
It's nothing that you did or didn't do
It's not what you look like, too
If they're all standing in a bunch
Maybe at school in the yard at lunch
Every snicker feels like a punch
Every whisper, you hear your heart crunch
You are cool just the way you are
Be yourself, the coolest thing by far
No one else out there can be you
It's true my friend, you do you
You think, is it my glasses or my hair?
Wishing that you didn't care
It's not about the clothes that you wear
It's about how you feel in there
It's ok to sometimes feel down
I get it, you feel left out
But know that this is so true
Only matters is what you think of you
You are cool just the way you are
Be yourself, the coolest thing by far
No one else out there can be you
It's true my friend, you do you
If you are you, and I am me
Everybody else can feel free
To be exactly who they want to be
So you do you and I'll do me
You are cool just the way you are
Be yourself, the coolest thing by far
No one else out there can be you
It's true my friend, you do you
You are cool just the way you are
Be yourself, the coolest thing by far
No one else out there can be you
It's true my friend, you do you
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A Lot in Common (Skit)
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I want to know what you call a seesaw,
where we take turns going up and down.
In Spanish we call it "sube y baja".
Sube y baja. See saw. Vamos a Jugar.
Could I interest you in a game of freeze tag?
My mom encourages it 'cuz it wears me out.
I love freeze tag, we call it "tenta".
Tenta! Freeze tag! Vamos a jugar.
Fun that we come from different places
and we love to play the same games.
You should really try my mama's tamales,
promise you you'll never be the same.
Quieres jugar en los colúmpios?
What do you call it? Como es en inglés?
I think you're talking about the swing set.
Swing set! Colúmpio! Vamos a jugar.
What do you call a slide in Spanish
and what do you call the monkey bars?
Resbaladero y las barras. Res voll uh derroh?
No! Learn to roll your "R"s.
Fun that we come from different places
and we love to play the same games
A brand-new friend and a brand-new language
Now we have two words for the same thing
Now we have two words for the same thing
Now we have two words for the same thing
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Super Busy Kids (Skit)
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It ain't easy for the kids these days
Life gets sort of crazy like a great big maze
So if you get discouraged when things get rough
Remember you have courage and that you're tough
Cuz you're jumping through hoops, hanging on for the ride
It might get sort of bumpy but you'll come out the other side
Jumping through hoops, hanging on for the ride
It might get sort of bumpy but you'll come out the other side
You know your feelings are important and true
Sometimes you're mad and sometimes you're blue.
When things are going well you may feel glad
When things fall apart, it's okay to feel sad.
Cuz you're jumping through hoops, hanging on for the ride
It might get sort of bumpy but you'll come out the other side
Jumping through hoops, hanging on for the ride
It might get sort of bumpy but you'll come out the other side
Worrying about things can be such a struggle
Worries stick around and put you in a muddle.
But worries don't change what was said and done,
And it seems real clear, worries take away the fun
Cuz you're jumping through hoops, hanging on for the ride
It might get sort of bumpy but you'll come out the other side
Jumping through hoops, hanging on for the ride
It might get sort of bumpy but you'll come out the other side
Relaxing and breathing can help you deal
With worries and sadness and emotions you feel.
Respect your feelings and see that they're there
Let them come out to someone who'll care.
Cuz you're jumping through hoops, hanging on for the ride
It might get sort of bumpy but you'll come out the other side
Jumping through hoops, hanging on for the ride
It might get sort of bumpy but you'll come out the other side
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Oops! I made a mistake (Oh, man...)
Oops! I made a mistake (I can't believe it!)
I can't get it out of my mind
No, I just can't leave this oops behind
Keeps on causing me grief and pain
Cuz it's stuck right there in my brain
No, I can't get it out of my brain.
Oops! I made a mistake (What was I thinking?!)
Oops! I made a mistake (I'm so embarassed)
People say that it's nothing great
On a scale of ten it doesn't even rate
But this thought keeps causing me grief and pain
Cuz it's stuck right there in my brain
No, I can't get it out of my brain.
Oops! I made a mistake (Uh oh)
Oops! I made a mistake (Oh oh oh nooooo)
Why am I so hard on myself?
Why can't I put this thought on a shelf?
But it keeps on causing me grief and pain
Cuz it's stuck right there in my brain
No, I can't get it out of my brain
Stuck, stuck, it's really really stuck
Stuck, stuck, it's really really stuck
Stuck, stuck, it's really really stuck
Stuck, stuck, it's really really stuuuuuckk!
I finally figured out it's no big deal
I'll forgive myself and my mind will heal
I'll stop feeling such grief and pain
Cuz I finally got it out of my brain
Free of the oops, getting rid of the pain,
Scooped that oops right out of my brain
Oh, scooped that oops right out of my brain
Oops! I made a mistake (It's not so bad)
Oops! I made a mistake (Everybody makes mistakes)
Finally got it out of my mind
Finally left this oops behind
No more causing me grief and pain
Cuz I got it out of my brain
Oh, scooped that oops right out of my brain
Oh, scooped that oops right out of my brain
Ohhhh!
Oops?! (It's okay)
Scooped that oops right out of my brain.
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There was a time I was afraid of the dark
I'd scare the shadows away by turning on the light
One day a shadow said Hey, I'm just a friend of the sun
And the sun sent me here to help you sleep through the night
The moon and the stars and me
We're watching over the world,
but just till the sun comes back
The moon and the stars and me
We know the colors are sleeping,
that's why they look like that
Oh yeah, the colors are sleeping and so are your shoes
And all your t-shirts are sleeping reds, yellows and blues
And all the birds are curled up in their nests in the trees
And when the shadows lie down, so will that dog at your feet
The moon and the stars and me
We're watching over the world,
but just till the sun comes back
The moon and the stars and me
We know the colors are sleeping,
that's why they look like that
The moon and the stars and me
We're watching over the world,
but just till the sun comes back
The moon and the stars and me
We know the colors are sleeping,
that's why they look like that
In the morning the sun gives a stretch and a yawn
And all the colors are brighter, having slept until dawn
I told the shadows they could come back every day
So they sleep in my closet til the sun and me are too tired to play
The moon and the stars and me
We're watching over the world,
but just till the sun comes back
The moon and the stars and me
We know the colors are sleeping,
that's why they look like that
The moon and the stars and me
We're watching over the world,
but just till the sun comes back
The moon and the stars and me
We know the colors are sleeping,
that's why they look like that
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Hey you, bully! I'm not your walking mat
Bully this and bully that
But don't bully me,
I'm not your walking mat
Bully this and bully that
But hey you bully!
I'm not your walking mat
You can call me names and steal my lunch money
You can sit around and laugh but it's really not that funny
Cuz bullies aren't brave and bullies aren't cool
At the end of the day a bully looks like a fool
Bully this and bully that
But don't bully me,
I'm not your walking mat
Bully this and bully that
But hey you bully!
I'm not your walking mat
It's hard to stand up to a bully at school
A bully has no courage and he acts very cruel
The best thing to do is look the other way
You don't need to give a bully your time of day
I don't hear you, I don't see you
I don't run. Baby, I don't fight
I don't mind you, I just wanna get to
Wherever you're out of my sight
I don't hear you, don't see you,
Don't run, don't fight
I don't mind you but I'll get you out of my sight
I'm not gonna let you wreck my day
Whatever dude, I just walk away
Just remember you're the kid in charge,
Even though that bully seems scary and large
One day that bully will wake up and know
That being kind to others is the only way to go
Bully this and bully that
But don't bully me,
I'm not your walking mat
Bully this and bully that
But hey you bully!
I'm not your walking mat
Hey you bully,
Hey you bully,
Hey you bully! I'm not your walking mat
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I sing to say I'm feeling joyful
I sing to say I'm feeling free
I sing to say I've got a mind of my own
And sometimes I sing just cuz singing feels good
It's been a joy sharing this music with you
The Bright Siders want you to remember
We're all in this life together
And we have a chance to create an amazing story for ourselves
Even though that story is bound to include some tough times
Learn, find inspiration, believe in yourself
And live a life of kindness towards yourself and others
Having a mind of your own is a gift
It means that you are free to be
The person you really want to be.
Oh, I feel good (Yeah!)
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✨ Created by award-winning songwriter Kristin Andreassen & Kari Groff, MD. ✨
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