WE’RE IN IT TOGETHER, TODAY Lyrics: Monica O’Brien Music: Trisha Watts

Chorus Come on everybody, Let’s gather around! There’s stories to tell And friends to be found. No need to worry what others may say: We’re in it together, today! Repeat Some of us are worried Some of us are scared. Other kids here will help us along. Whatever we’re feeling, Whatever we’re hoping, Whatever we think, It’s O.K! Chorus Some of us are lonely And some of us are sad. Other kids here will help us move on. Whenever we’re hiding, Whenever we’re hurting, Whenever we’re down, Its O.K! Chorus Repeat

DANCING THE CIRCLE Leigh Newton

It’s getting cooler, cooler everyday: See the wind blowing the sun away. Feeling the autumn bring wind and rain, It’s time for letting go, no longer in control. Chorus We all keep dancing the circle; Like autumn, winter, summer, spring. We’re changing right through the cycle, Then we can return to begin. And now it’s winter, and it’s dark and cold. The feeling that nature and life’s on hold, Nowhere to go and you turn within. The sun just doesn’t come, and you feel cold and numb. Chorus It’s getting warmer, see the shoots appear The murmur of spring and new life is here. Smell how the promise hangs in the air. The healing has begun; the promise of the sun. Chorus The days are longer, the trees are growing strong. With freedom of summer we’re moving on. So much to do on these sunny days, We open up the door, for all there is in store. Chorus

I’M BOSS OF ALL MY FEELINGS Leigh Newton Chorus I’m boss of all my feelings, I’m boss of what I do, I’m boss of how my feelings show and what I say to you: And there’ll be no excuses for the way I choose to be, Just what I do with how I feel is always up to me. If I’m feeling lonely, feeling sorry for myself; I can read a book or get my hobby. I don’t have to groan or walk around and moan, There’s lots of ways to brighten up this day.

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If I’m disappointed that my friends have left me out, It’s okay to feel, it’s such a hard thing. I don’t have to gripe, I don’t have to show my spite; We can find another time to play.

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If I’m feeling silly for a hundred different things, Embarrassed when there’s lots of people laughing- I may want to shout and throw my weight about, But I can choose to laugh or walk away.

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If I’m feeling angry I can choose just what to do: I don’t have to yell or blame somebody. I don’t have to fight, not even if I’m right, There always has to be another way.

BOTTLE IT UP Arif Usmani

When somebody makes me mad, I just bottle it up inside. When things go wrong, I don’t get sad, I just bottle it up inside. I bottle it up As tight as tight, I bottle it up With all my might, I just Bottle it up, Bottle it up, Bottle it up inside. Repeat I pretend everything’s okay: I just bottle it up inside. Every night and every day, I just bottle it up inside. I bottle it up, Yeah, that’s my style. I bottle it up And try to smile. I just Bottle it up, Bottle it up, Bottle it up inside. Repeat Bridge: And the pressure keeps building up, Building up Yeah, Building up, And the pressure keeps building up. I’ve had enough of it. Somehow I have to let it all out And not bottle it up inside, Be free of the pain I carry about And not bottle it up inside. I’ve got to release all the tension I feel, I’ve got to relax, I’ve got to get real

And not Bottle it up, Bottle it up, And not bottle it up inside. Repeat

THESE FEELINGS Leigh Newton These feelings: I’m choking, I’m aching, not coping. Now tell me, just what am I to do? Go and take a hike with a big Back pack, go and put your Great big boots on, Slap some sun cream on your face; Have a good time in the human race. Go and get a bat, go and get a ball, Hit it up against the wall. Go and get a rake and pull out some weeds, Go and do a little gardening, plant some seeds. These feelings: I’m choking, I’m aching, not coping. Now tell me, just what am I to do? Go and take a nap in your parents’ bed, Go and get a great big snuggle. Eat some pizza in the bath, Go and watch a video, have a good laugh. Sing like a bird, bark like a dog, Jump and croak like a frog, Go and get a book from the library, Get away and do some reading, climb a tree. These feelings are changing; My sadness I’m taming, I wonder now what else can I do? Go and get a pen and write a poem, Finish it with a picture. Grab your crayons, grab your paints, Maybe painting your complaints, Find a bucket, wash the car, Maybe make a mask. Go and get a trumpet, Play your drum, sing along and Make some music, have some fun. These feelings are changing; My sadness I’m taming, Go and take a walk and talk to A friend, get a book and learn some magic. Bring a hamster from a hat, Turn your guinea pig into a cat.

Go and take a run, check the mail, step on every snail. Go and write a letter to a long lost mate, tell them all the things you’re feeling, tell them straight. These feelings are changing: My sadness I’m taming, I wonder now what else can I do?

IT IS GOOD TO REMEMBER Lyrics: Maria Millward Music: Damien Halloran

Chorus It is good to remember The places I have been, The people I have loved, The things that I have seen. It is good to remember, And to share a memory With someone who will listen, And be a friend to me. Everyone remembers; It’s something we all do. But mem’ries are all different: Can I share mine with you? Memories are special, Some happy and some sad, But every one is part of me, And so I can be glad.

I CAN CHOOSE Lyrics: Maria Millward, Music: Trish Watts

If I was a bird, then I would fly Spread my wings across the sky. All would see me flying high If I was a bird, then I would fly. If I was a star then I would shine: All the universe be mine. All would see my light so fine. If I was a star then I would shine. Chorus But I am a person, I am me, A star that shines, a bird that’s free. I can choose what I will be I can choose because I’m me! If I was a river I would flow Down to the sea where rivers go, Helping everything to grow. If I was a river I would flow. If I was a tree then I would stand Strong in the wind, branches grand, Spread my shade across the land. If I was a tree, then I would stand. Chorus But I am a person, I am me, Long as river, strong as a tree. I can choose what I will be. I can choose because I’m me! Yes, I’m a person, I am me, A star that shines, a bird that’s free. I can choose what I will be. I can choose because I’m me!

GOOD FRIENDS Brian Procopis

Good friends wonder what you’re going to do all day, Really love it when you come and play, Good friends of mine. Good friends share their lunch when you forget your own, Get excited when you’re on the phone. Good friends of mine. Good friends come on over and stay the night. Keep on talking though we’ve turned the light, Good friends of mine. Good friends sometimes argue then get up and go, but we’re friends again before you know, Good friends of mine. Bridge: And when you’re five (ten) and when you’re eight (twelve), and when you’re twenty-one (thirty-one), some things you’ve just got to say: Things that you just can’t go up and say to anyone. We need our friends, we need our friends. Good friends come and see you when you’re not so well, Share your secrets ‘cause they never tell, Good friends of mine. Good friends send you postcards from their holiday Got a hundred thousand things to say, Good friends of mine. Bridge: Good friends, where would we be without our... Good friends, just love to be with our...Good friends, need some time with our...Good friends, would you like to be our good friends?

Good friends gather ‘round you when you say “hello”, Sit beside you when you’re feeling low, Good friends of mine. Good friends concentrate on what you have to say, When you’re ready take you out to play, Good friends of mine.

IT’S THE THINGS WE DO TOGETHER Megg Nicol

We’ve shared our hopes, We’ve shared our fears, We’ve shared our laughter And our tears. It’s the things we do together That bring us close to each other. In our lives, In our schemes, In our sadness And our dreams, It’s the things we do together That bring us close to each other. Bridge: Everybody’s known a time When you need a friend: Someone who understands, On whom you can depend. To share your life, To share your joy, To share your future And rejoice: It’s the things we do together That bring us close to each other, It’s the things we do together That bring us close to each other, Every day, Every day, Every day!