Lyrics Higher (Allegiance) - Lea Salonga
There
once
was
a
little
girl
playing
on
a
swingset
That
her
grandpa
built
by
the
sycamore
tree
near
the
rusty
farmyard
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
mama
would
push
a
couple
times
but
there
was
laundry
still
to
do,
So
she
learned
to
use
her
own
strength,
pull
her
own
weight,
push
on
through.
To
swing
higher,
higher
than
before.
Higher,
but
afraid
to
reach
for
something
more.
Higher,
higher
towards
the
sky.
Until
the
day
she
bent
to
kiss
her
mama
a
last
goodbye.
There
once
was
a
little
boy
who
rode
that
swing
set.
He
had
a
licorice
twist
from
the
store
in
town
and
two
knobby
skinned-up
knees.
And
while
his
sister
pin
the
laundry,
the
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
that
little
boy
simply
pulled
his
own
weight
through.
To
swing
higher,
higher
than
she
dared.
Higher,
how
he
swings
so
high
and
not
be
scared.
Higher,
he
could
touch
the
sky.
Right
then
she
knew
that
he
would
also
one
day
tell
her
goodbye.
That
little
boy,
he
seemed
so
sure,
was
it
something
never
taught
to
her?
How
the
years
passed
quickly
by
that
girl's
a
woman
still
afraid
to
try.
Is
it
too
late
to
start
again,
get
back
that
feeling
I
had
then?
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
pass
me
by.
Life
won't
pass
me
by.
I'll
fly...
Get
back
on
that
swing,
Higher,
soaring
higher
up
than
anything.
Higher,
I
want
something
more.
I
dreamed
I'd
reach
for
greater
things,
My
eyes
upon
those
golden
rings,
I'll
take
what
chance
the
future
brings,
And
soar...
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