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This song was written with 2nd grade students in May 2015 in Norman, OK, during a songwriting residency funded by the Oklahoma Arts Council and the Norman Artists in the Schools program. Our writing theme was "advice you would give your younger self."

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You build a house with lego bricks
But it falls apart
You made it too skinny and tall
You can learn from your mistake
Start one with a wider base
This time it may not fall

Try try again! Try try again!
Don't be a chicken just because it's difficult
Try try again! Try try again!
Believe in yourself for the win

If you want to make a dive
But you climb back down
You're scared that it seems so high
Tomorrow is another chance
Get back on the diving board
This time you just might fly

Try try again! Try try again!
Don't be a chicken just because it's difficult
Try try again! Try try again!
Believe in yourself for the win

You try to play piano
But every note is wrong
Your music doesn't go with the flow
Practice makes you better
You start from the top
Soon you'll be putting on a show

How many failures will you need?
Keep on trying until you succeed!

Try try again! Try try again!
Don't be a chicken just because it's difficult
Try try again! Try try again!
Believe in yourself for the win
Believe in yourself for the win

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from You Are You, released May 21, 2015

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Student Songs Stillwater, Oklahoma

Monty Harper helps 3rd-5th grade students create and perform original songs that make meaningful connections.

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