Lea Salonga - Higher lyrics

[Verse 1] There once was a little girl playing on a swing set Where her grandpa built by the sycamore tree Near the rusty farm barn gate And while her mama pinned the laundry, the little girl would cry out loud Push me higher, push me higher, push me I can't wait Her mom would push a couple times, but there was laundry still to do So she learned to use our own strength, pull her own weight, push on through [Chorus] To swing higher, higher than before Higher, but scared to reach for something more Higher, higher towards the sky Until the day she bent to kiss, her mama a last goodbye [Verse 2] There once was a little boy who loved that swing set He had a licorice twist from the store in town, and two knobby skinned up knees While his sister paint the laundry, that little boy would cry out loud Push me higher, push me higher, push me pretty please The girl would push a couple times, but there was laundry still to do Then she watched amazed as suddenly, he pulled his own weight through [Chorus] To swing higher, higher than she did Higher, he flew so high, he wasn't scared Higher, he could touch the sky But then she knew that he would also, one day tell her goodbye [Verse 3] That little boy, he seemed so sure, was it something never taught to her How the years pa**ed quickly by, that girl is a woman still afraid to try Is it too late to start again, get back that feeling I had been But now my life is upside down, there's no more farm, there's no more town And no use asking why, but I won't let it pa** me by, life won't pa** me by I'll fly, get back on that swing [Outro] Higher, soaring higher up than anything Higher, I want something more I'll like to reach for greater things My eyes upon those golden rings I'll take what chance the future brings And soar