Lyrics - Walk A Mile

  1. I Want To Get To Know You
  2. Endurance
  3. People Are A Rainbow
  4. Family Feeling
  5. Think For Yourself
  6. The Bright Side
  7. Walk A Mile
  8. Here's To The Hero
  9. That's The Truth
  10. So Much To Share
  11. I Want To Know
  12. Joy, Joy, Joy

I Want To Get To Know You

By Jan Nigro © 1988 Janimation Music BMI

I can't tell a whole lot about you
Just by the way you look,
Cause I've learned you can't judge a book
by it's cover.
But I'd like to know more about you,
So I'll take a closer look.
Gotta find out what you're all about,
Who knows what I'll discover!

CHORUS:
I want to get to know you,
Tell me what you like to do.
Oh the things I might find if I take the time!
You might become a good friend of mine!

Do you like to ride roller coasters,
What is you favorite game?
Do you have any sisters or brothers?
Can you draw? Do you play the piano?
What is your middle name?
Gotta find out who you really are,
Let's get to know each other!

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I'm gonna have to investigate you,
So I can really appreciate you!
I want to see, if you might be,
The perfect friend for me! Yeah!

CHORUS (three times), then fade

Endurance

By Jan Nigro © 1987 Janimation Music BMI

Oh the wonder, the wonder...
When I let nothing pull me under!
The things I can do with endurance, well...
I might even surprise myself!

I had this question running through my head,
I was about to give up, but instead,
In my brain I worked and worked,
and I worked it through;
That's when I realized what endurance can do!

CHORUS:
Endurance, endurance...
That's my greatest insurance!
Life may put me to the test,
But things turn out better when I do my best.
Oh the wonder, the wonder...
When I let nothing pull me under!
The things I can do with endurance, well...
I might even surprise myself!

To great heights a little ant can rise,
When he moves a leaf ten times his size.
And those marathoners,
They don't need a lightning pace,
But they all need endurance to finish the race!

CHORUS

So if you hang in there a little longer,
Show yourself that you're a little stronger,
It might seem like a thing you that you could never do,
But there's one thing that will see you through!

CHORUS

The things I can do with endurance, well...
I might even surprise myself!

People Are A Rainbow

By Jan Nigro © 1987 Janimation Music BMI

I love the blue color of the sky,
It brings me happiness.
But if everything I saw were blue,
I'd enjoy that color less.

And there's the red color of the rose,
Such beauty it can claim.
But if this whole wide world were red,
The rose wouldn't seem the same.

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And what could be more lovely than a rainbow?
Life is a rainbow, so beautiful to see!
People are a rainbow, that's how it's meant to be!
Life that's not a rainbow, that would be a shame.
I'm so glad that we're not all the same!

Throughout the world, people everywhere,
With different shades of skin,
Like different colored wrapping paper,
To wrap the hearts within.
Throughout the world, there are ways of life,
So wonderful to see.
The whole beauty of creation...
Is its great variety.

CHORUS

Family Feeling

By Jan Nigro © 1987 Janimation Music BMI

Family feeling is a special thing,
Everybody knows...
Imagine all the joy that it can bring,
As the feeling grows!

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Just think!-You've got a whole world of brothers!
Just think!-A whole world of sisters too!
From in your heart, this love will start,
Let it spread the whole world through!

You say that you have enough brothers and sisters
Sharing your room, but be smart!
Don't worry that there's no room to spare,
There's always room in your heart!

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Now when you have this feeling for everyone,
You will start to see,
That anywhere you travel throughout the world,
You'll find family!

What a great feeling all over the world,
And we could make it come true!
It would be so easy for each boy and girl,
'Cause all you'd have to do... is

CHORUS (twice)

Think For Yourself

By Jan Nigro © 1988 Janimation Music BMI

Listen now, we're telling you,
You should dress a little more like we do!
And we've got the hairstyle for you,
You'll look just like us before we're through!

If I do everything people say,
It's like I'm giving my life away!

CHORUS:
Think for yourself, don't have to go with the crowd!
(No, no, no, not every time)
Think for yourself, you know you're allowed!
(Oooh yeah!)
Think for yourself, I'm telling you now!
(Oh oh you're telling me now that if you)
Think for yourself, you're gonna feel proud!

Listen now, we're in a jam,
You've gotta help us cheat on Friday's exam!
And there's this kid we don't like, so you've
Gotta make sure you don't like him too!
I've got my own mind, I've got my own voice,
I've got the chance to make my own choice!

CHORUS

Listen now, don't be a fool,
Here's a cigarette, gonna help you look cool!
Just relax, we'll tell you what to think,
What to smoke and what to drink!

You can call me a chicken, say I'm no fun,
But I won't make choices I know are dumb!

CHORUS

Think think, think for yourself...(repeat and fade)
I'm gonna think for myself,
Nobody's gonna think for me.
I'm gonna think for myself!

The Bright Side

By Jan Nigro © 1988, 1989 Janimation Music BMI

It makes the whole world shine,
I see blessings that are mine,
I leave my worries behind...

I'll tell you right now, I don't want to have the blues.
The blues is exactly what I want to lose!
What I've got to do is change my point of view,
And see the bright side of the world!

No matter how hard things can be,
The whole situation changes instantly,
The moment that I start to see,
The bright side of the world!

CHORUS:
Ooh the bright side, yeah, the bright side,
The delight side to see.
It makes the whole world shine.
I see blessings that are mine.
I leave my worries behind...
On the bright side!

The things that I've got may not be many,
But looking on the bright side, I know I got plenty!
My glass is half full, it's never half empty.
On the bright side of the world!

CHORUS

Sometimes it's not so easy to do,
To look on the bright side when I'm blue.
But I feel better when I do,
So I'm gonna keep on trying!...YEAH!

CHORUS

It makes the whole world shine,
I see blessings that are mine,
I leave my worries behind...
On the bright side!
Things are looking up already!
Looking on the bright side feels so good... (fade)

Walk A Mile

By Jan Nigro © 1987 Janimation Music BMI

CHORUS:
I want to walk a mile in your shoes,
I want to walk a mile in your shoes,
I want to know what you think and what you feel,
So I really want to walk-a mile in your shoes!

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Remember that fight that we had?
Why did we both have to lose?
It's because we both walked away mad,
Instead of walking a mile in each other's shoes!

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You hear how the world is a mess
Whenever you turn on the news,
But all countries could have happiness,
If they'd be walking a mile in each others shoes!

CHORUS

Tempers start to cool down,
A frown turns into a smile.
Anger cannot be found
When you're wearing their shoes
And you're walking that mile!

CHORUS (three times)

Here's To The Hero

By Jan Nigro © 1987 Janimation Music BMI

Do you have a hero, someone you look up to?
Someone who's bigger than life.
Do they have a heart that's gentle and tender?
And a will of steel when they must do what is right!

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So here's to the heroes who do what they must!
Here's to the hero who stands for what's just!
Sharing the burden when someone is hurtin',
Here's to the hero in all of us!

Every-day people sometimes are heroes,
Though they don't get a big prize.
They'll move on the double when
someone's in trouble,
Their own comfort they would sacrifice!

CHORUS

You have been heroic, though you didn't know it,
It happened every time...
That you offered help, with no thought of yourself...
A hero's heart is a heart that it is kind,
A hero's heart is a heart that it is kind!

CHORUS (twice)

That's The Truth

By Jan Nigro © 1987 Janimation Music BMI

I'm not gonna tell you any more lies,
'Cause I've had quite a fright!
You see, I told you a lie just yesterday,
And I, I couldn't sleep all night!
It felt just like a monster,
I created in my own mind.
All I said was no when I should've said yes...
Then no peace could I find!

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Honesty, you're a good friend,
And I want you back again.
Cause it feels so good inside,
Every time I've tried honesty!

I felt this feeling coming over me,
And for the very first time,
I couldn't look you in the eye,
I felt like I'd committed a crime!
Why didn't I just tell the truth?
It would've been so much easier on me.
If I knew then what I know now...
I would've tried honesty!

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I thought that I could get away with it,
But I should never have tried.
'Cause though nobody else found out,
Well I still knew I lied!
Some folks call it clever,
And some folks call it smooth,
But no matter what you call a lie,
It's a lie and THAT'S THE TRUTH!

CHORUS (twice)

So Much To Share

By Jan Nigro © 1987, 1989 Janimation Music BMI

We know an old lady, she tells great stories,
She's seen things you've only read about in books.
She gets such joy, from filling us up
With her love and with the great food she cooks.

And after we've eaten, we sit by the fire,
She hums a song that's from a far-off land.
I notice a photo of her as a child,
Imagine all that's happened since then!

CHORUS:
Older people have so much to share,
Look in their hearts for the treasure waits there.
The key to unlock it is show them you care...
Older people have so much to share,
So much to share, they have so much to share.

The old man next door, he lives all alone,
He's traveled through life many a mile.
It feels so good, when we visit him,
To see his face light up with a smile.

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The hands of the young, the hands of the old,
Reaching out for hands to hold.
Love is a feeling between two hearts,
Age can't keep us apart.

CHORUS

So much to share, they have so much to share.

I Want To Know

By Jan Nigro © 1987 Janimation Music BMI

I want to know, about the deep blue sea,
I want to know, 'bout electricity
I want to know, about life's mysteries,
I want to know about the deep blue sea!

What are the reasons? I really want to know,
What causes seasons? How do the flowers grow?
Oh it's so pleasin' to make discoveries, so
I want to know about life's mysteries!

CHORUS:
I know there's something great,
Just waiting to be discovered!
I might be near it, I might be near it,
I've got the spirit and I want to know.
And if I pay attention, It might be a great invention!
I might be near it, I might be near it,
I've got the spirit and I want to know!

Maybe I'll find a great new medicine.
Maybe I'll be another Edison.
It's up to me,'cause I can do it when
I want to know about life's mysteries!

CHORUS

I've got the spirit and I want to know!

Joy, Joy, Joy

By Jan Nigro © 1987 Janimation Music BMI

There's all kinds of joy in this world.
There's some kind of joy for every boy and girl!
There's food joy, music joy, and the joy you get,
From having your face licked by your favorite pet.
Wild joy, laughing joy, quiet joy too,
And the joy of having a friend like you!

CHORUS:
Joy, joy, joy! It's sweeter than honey.
Can't buy it with money, ... oh, sweet joy!
Joy, joy, joy! It can't be denied...
Joy comes from inside!

There's all kinds of joy in this world.
There's some kind of joy for every boy and girl!
There's running joy, jumping joy, and no less
Is the joy you get when you pass a test.
Family joy and the simple joy of living...
One of the best is the joy of giving.

CHORUS (twice), then fade with:

Joy comes from inside!