You're Going to Grow
Embrace Growth: Life's Journey from Small to Tall
Lyrics
A lions got to be a cub before he's a lion
A lion has to experience being a cub before reaching adulthood as a lion.
And a dogs got to be a puppy before he's a dog
Similar to line 1, emphasizing the natural growth process using a dog as an example.
And before a cats grown up it's got to be a kitten
Before a cat becomes an adult, it goes through the stage of being a kitten.
A frogs got to be a tadpole before it's a frog
Highlighting the developmental stages of a frog, from tadpole to adulthood as a frog.
So, you're going to grow
Reiterating the inevitability of growth, emphasizing that the listener will become bigger and taller, outgrowing their current smallness.
You're going to be big and tall
-So, you're going to grow
-You won't always be so small
-So, you're going to grow
-You're going to be big and tall
-So, you're going to grow
-You won't always be so small
-A lions got to be a cub before he's a lion
Repetition of the idea from line 1, using a lion as an analogy for growth.
And a chicken got to be a chick until she's a hen
Introducing a chicken as an example, highlighting the stages from chick to hen.
And women must be little girls before their women
Emphasizing the progression from little girls to women.
And men are little boys before they're men
Highlighting the growth process from little boys to men.
So, you're going to grow
Reiteration of the growth theme, emphasizing that the listener will become big and tall, overcoming their smallness.
You're going to be big and tall
-So, you're going to grow
-You won't always be so small
-So, you're going to grow
-You're going to be big and tall
-So, you're going to grow
-You won't always be so small
-A lions got to be a cub before he's a lion
Repeating the analogy of a lion's growth stages as a reminder of the universal nature of growth.
A mother pigs a piglet before she's a sow
Introducing a mother pig and emphasizing the stages from piglet to sow.
And before a ducks grown up it has to be a duckling
Referring to the growth stages of a duck, from duckling to adulthood.
A cows got to be a calf before she's a cow
Highlighting the growth process of a cow, from calf to adulthood as a cow.
So, you're going to grow
Final repetition of the central theme, reinforcing the idea that the listener will grow to be big and tall, no longer small.
You're going to be big and tall
-So, you're going to grow
-You won't always be so small
-So, you're going to grow
-You're going to be big and tall
-So, you're going to grow
-You won't always be so small
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