It's Hard to Be Five by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornel. It's Hard to Be Five. I'm little no more. Good old days are gone by one, two, three, four. It's Hard to Be Five. Just yelled at my brother. My mind says do one thing, my mouth says another. Would you ever so kindly please give me my way back? Perhaps an offer of just a small taste would be nice. Let's see. It's been an hour and nine minutes. Might I have a smudge of a turn before we have to leave? It's mine! Give it! Mom! It's Hard to Be Five. I've got to keep going. My clothes can't keep up because my body keeps growing. At five I hear no and don't. I can't win when balls bowl inside at my ten juice box pens. I'd rather hear try it and sure I confess. And if dirt is involved, a very loud yes! It's Hard to Be Five. Parents want you all clean, but washing my face makes me cravy and mean. It's Hard to Be Five. All I want is to play. I'm starting at school and I don't get a say. School seems so scary. School seems so strange. I'm only five. My whole world's going to change. It's Hard to Be Five and wanting to hit when Scott cuts in line and says I did it. At five I do things that I don't mean to do, like when I bit J because he cut in line too. It's Hard to Be Five. It takes Superman skills, sitting in circles, sitting still still still still still still sitting still still. And then there's the walking all by myself only picked up to reach a high shelf. I walk to the park, I walk to the school, I walk to the bus, I walk to the pool, I walk to karate, I walk with closed eyes, I walk like a ninja chopping bad guys. It's fun to be five. Big changes are here. My body's my car and I'm licensed to steer. At five I'm a worker, a bee among bees. I build things and grow things, say thank you and bees. Some fun things are hard and some hard things are fun. I know when to walk, I know when to run, I know when to stop and I know when to go. I know when to push and I know when to tell. At five I can lie down alone in my bed and dream of my past and my future ahead. And when I mess up or do right it's a start because I have my own mind and I have my own heart. It's hard fun to be five. So strong and so loud. Give me five because I know it. I'm here and I'm proud. Thank you.