Song Description

About all the opportunities and choices children have in deciding what kind of job they want when they grow up.

Lyrics

When I was young and couldn't walk
Before I sang even before I talked
My mom and dad wondered what I'd do
When I was older and I'd finished school
And I would say, "It'll be OK,
I know exactly what I'll do one day"

CHORUS
I want to jump high like an Olympian
Fly to the moon, and then come back again
I want to soar high in a balloon that's red
I think I'll dive below the depths instead
I want to go far, sail across the sea
There are so many possibilities


Maybe an astronaut, a juggler, a doctor or a lawyer
A President, Prime Minister, a banker or a writer
Or I will sing a song to you
And you can sing along and tell me what you'll do
When your grown up and just like me
There are so many possibilities.

Now look ahead and you will see
There are so many things that you could be
And there's one thing I know is true
You must work hard at all the things that you do
As you get older, as you will one day
These are the words that you might just say







CHORUS
I want to jump high like an Olympian
Fly to the moon, and then come back again
I want to soar high in a balloon that's red
I think I'll dive below the depths instead
I want to go far, sail across the sea
There are so many possibilities

Maybe an astronaut, a juggler, a doctor or a lawyer
A President, Prime Minister, a banker or a writer
Or I will sing a song to you
And you can sing along and tell me what you'll do
When your grown up and just like me
There are so many possibilities

When your grown up and just like me
There are so many possibilities


Words and Music by Sherrill Mair
©Sherrill Mair Music 2005