HeatherC
12-20-00, 01:33 PM
This is called "If You Can't Fly" by David Roth.
Two old birds, in the sun, gray and weary,
Neither moving, to the pond, far away,
It's too hot out here today.
Finally one lifts a wing,
But the other says, "Too tired. I'll just sit where I am, It's too difficult to fly.
Don't think I can."
"Come along," says the first, "If you want to quench your thirst,
You've got to move, shift around, put your beak into the ground!
Bit by bit, closer still, its just a matter of the will.
Side by side, step by step, come ride the wind up to the water and get wet!"
Chorus: "If you can't fly you can run,
If you can't run, you can walk,
If you can't walk, you can crawl,
That's the beauty of it all!
If you can't crawl, you can roll,
Keep your eyes upon your goal!
You've got your place in the flock,
If you can't roll, you can rock!"
Two old fish, slow and cool, reminiscing in the pool,
About the times they got away,
And their friends who didn't-
Pay attention! Don't get hooked, ride the center of the stream!
Go with the flow, Until you know, You can swim right up the river to your dream.
If you can't swim, you can row,
If you can't row, you can glide,
If you can't glide, you can ride,
That's the beauty of the tide!
If you can't ride, you can roll,
Keep your eyes upon your goal,
You've got your place in the boat,
If you can't roll, you can float!
Who said you couldn't do it? Who dug you in that hole?
You'll only see your obstacles, Each time you take your eyes off of your goal!
Two old friends, sitting 'round,
Sometimes birds and sometimes fishes,
Sometimes running all aground, they make gaggles of big wishes,
Belly-flopping on the pond, Stumbling, wobbling on and on,
Take a step everyday
And pretty soon you'll climb the mountains in your way! (Chorus)
I love this song! So are you a bird (unmotivated) or a fish (compulsive--suseptible to getting hooked)?
I am sometimes a bird, mostly a fish. Love to you all! Heather
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Never give up, Never give in! Stay the course day by day, You're sure to win!
[This message has been edited by HeatherC (edited 12-22-2000).]
Two old birds, in the sun, gray and weary,
Neither moving, to the pond, far away,
It's too hot out here today.
Finally one lifts a wing,
But the other says, "Too tired. I'll just sit where I am, It's too difficult to fly.
Don't think I can."
"Come along," says the first, "If you want to quench your thirst,
You've got to move, shift around, put your beak into the ground!
Bit by bit, closer still, its just a matter of the will.
Side by side, step by step, come ride the wind up to the water and get wet!"
Chorus: "If you can't fly you can run,
If you can't run, you can walk,
If you can't walk, you can crawl,
That's the beauty of it all!
If you can't crawl, you can roll,
Keep your eyes upon your goal!
You've got your place in the flock,
If you can't roll, you can rock!"
Two old fish, slow and cool, reminiscing in the pool,
About the times they got away,
And their friends who didn't-
Pay attention! Don't get hooked, ride the center of the stream!
Go with the flow, Until you know, You can swim right up the river to your dream.
If you can't swim, you can row,
If you can't row, you can glide,
If you can't glide, you can ride,
That's the beauty of the tide!
If you can't ride, you can roll,
Keep your eyes upon your goal,
You've got your place in the boat,
If you can't roll, you can float!
Who said you couldn't do it? Who dug you in that hole?
You'll only see your obstacles, Each time you take your eyes off of your goal!
Two old friends, sitting 'round,
Sometimes birds and sometimes fishes,
Sometimes running all aground, they make gaggles of big wishes,
Belly-flopping on the pond, Stumbling, wobbling on and on,
Take a step everyday
And pretty soon you'll climb the mountains in your way! (Chorus)
I love this song! So are you a bird (unmotivated) or a fish (compulsive--suseptible to getting hooked)?
I am sometimes a bird, mostly a fish. Love to you all! Heather
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Never give up, Never give in! Stay the course day by day, You're sure to win!
[This message has been edited by HeatherC (edited 12-22-2000).]