Everybody once was a kid, everyone who's somebody now
They all grew up like we will, they're working at it still
Everybody once was a kid

Even Michael Jordan had to learn to tie his shoelaces
Everybody needs to if they're ever gonna go places

Even Babe Ruth had to eat his vegetables to grow up strong
That's how he could be the home run champ and hit the ball so long

Amelia Earhart had to learn to tell the time before she flew
Aretha learned to hit high notes, at first she probably missed a few

Even Martin Luther King fell lots of times before he walked
Even Mother Teresa made some goo goo sounds before she talked

Even the Beatles probably had the measles
Even Michael Fox had the chicken pox
Even Baryshnekov had the whooping cough
They all survived them, we will surmount them

Peter, Paul and Mary were just kids before they learned to sing
Elvis was a little boy long before he was the King

Everybody as they're growing has to climb so many hurdles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles once were baby Ninja Turtles

Many thanks to Gemini for permission to display these lyrics.
© Sandor Slomovits ASCAP . All rights reserved. Used with permission.