Writer(s): Alan Menken, Glenn Slater
Seven A M the usual morning lineup
Start on the chores and sweep til the floor's all clean
Polish and wax do laundry and mop and shine up
Sweep again and by then it's like seven fifteen
And so I'll read a book or maybe two or three
I'll add a few new paintings to my gallery
I'll play guitar and knit and cook and basically
Just wonder when will my life begin
Then after lunch it's puzzles and darts and baking
Paper mache a bit of ballet and chess
Pottery and ventriloquy candle making
Then I'll stretch maybe sketch take a climb or sew a dress
and I'll re- read the books and I'll have time to spare
I'll paint the walls some more I'm sure there's room somewhere
And then I'll brush and brush
And brush and brush my hair
Stuck in the same place I've always been
And I'll keep wondering and wondering
And wondering and wondering when will my life begin
Tomorrow night the lights will appear
Just like they do on my birthday each year
What is it like out there where they glow
Now that I'm older mother might just
Let me go
