Tom Paxton - Fish Are Orderly lyrics

Fish are orderly, fish have rules Everyone knows that fish have schools Fish are swimming in the clear, blue stream And every night the little fish dream Of flying across the sky Just flying, and they wonder why They've got to stay in the shivery water And swim, swim, swim Birds are feathery, birds have beaks Some have chirps and some have cheeps Birds go soaring in the clouds all day But in their dreams, dream that they Are swimming in the clear blue stream Just swimming, yes, the little birds dream But a bird's gotta do what a bird's gotta do And fly, fly, fly Just as crazily, just as dumb We're unhappy with where we're from Something's better than the thing we've got We want to be whatever we're not But maybe - the way we are Just maybe - will take us far Maybe we ought to be ourselves And say, say, say That we're okay Frogs have green skin, frogs have pads Frogs don't listen to moms and dads Sitting on lily pads, sitting on logs In their thoughts these foolish frogs Are dancing in a soft blue light They're dancing on a starry night But a frog's gotta stay where a frog's gotta stay And reebit, reebit, reebit Just as crazily, just as dumb We're unhappy with where we're from Something's better than the thing we've got We want to be whatever we're not But maybe - the way we are Just maybe - will take us far Maybe we ought to be ourselves And say, say, say That we're okay Maybe we ought to be ourselves And say, say, say That we're okay