[ELLIE] I don't need to live all large I just like to be in charge Of things I do and eat And how I dress [KATHERINE] Oh my dear, I wish you knew All the work I have to do Just to keep you in your munchies and your mess [ELLIE] If you knew what I go through... [KATHERINE] If you knew what I go through... [ELLIE] Walked a day in my own shoes... [KATHERINE] Worked a day in grown-up shoes... [ELLIE] Well then, maybe you would see... [KATHERINE]
You would see and learn that that's why I can't say yes! [ELLIE] And you would just say yes! If you knew what I go through, how it's hellishly unfair [KATHERINE] Oh, I'd love to be in school, have a day without a care [BOTH] How I wish you'd understand and see the world my way [ELLIE] For just one day... [KATHERINE] For just one day... [ELLIE] For just one day... [KATHERINE] For just one day... [BOTH] For just, one, daaaaaaaaaaaa...