When I was little
I was taught a lesson
That I control all that is destined
Of my life and how I live
And from that lesson I listened
In the next day
My teacher said
Today is a day to pretend
Gather round and close your eyes
Then tell me what you'd like to be
If you could be absolutely anything
I raised my hand without a doubt
And when I was called I said out loud
If I could be anything, I'd be "Y"
Because "Y" is in ever(y)thing
And "Y" can be an(y)thing
No no you don't understand
You need to try again she said
But I learned a lesson
That I control all that is destined
Of my life and how I live
And I want to be (Y) I said
But why
Because when people try but don't understand
They'll ask why and I'll help them learn
And when people are rude and say why should I care
I want to be there to say, I care
And when people are sad and ask why me
I'll be there to say it's going to be okay
I always want to be with (y)ou so that we're never alone
And because I want to be in the middle of Happ(y)ness
Happiness is spelled with and "I" my teacher said
I know
But "Y"
Jun 5, 2016
Jun 5, 2016 at 12:54 AM UTC
When I was little
I was taught a lesson
That I control all that is destined
Of my life and how I live
And from that lesson I listened
In the next day
My teacher said
Today is a day to pretend
Gather round and close your eyes
Then tell me what you'd like to be
If you could be absolutely anything
I raised my hand without a doubt
And when I was called I said out loud
If I could be anything, I'd be "Y"
Because "Y" is in ever(y)thing
And "Y" can be an(y)thing
No no you don't understand
You need to try again she said
But I learned a lesson
That I control all that is destined
Of my life and how I live
And I want to be (Y) I said
But why
Because when people try but don't understand
They'll ask why and I'll help them learn
And when people are rude and say why should I care
I want to be there to say, I care
And when people are sad and ask why me
I'll be there to say it's going to be okay
I always want to be with (y)ou so that we're never alone
And because I want to be in the middle of Happ(y)ness
Happiness is spelled with and "I" my teacher said
I know
But "Y"
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