This song celebrates an internal sense of control.  The message is that we have a right to our own independent thoughts, feelings and preferences defining ourselves.

This song promotes the important behaviors of initiative including:

• Doing things for themself 
• Saying positive things about the future (acting optimistic)
• Make decisions for themself

Lyrics                           
I can write any song I want. 
My life is a melody.
I can write any song I want.
The music's up to me.
On a beautiful day I go outside to play.
Feeling alive and free.
Kittens and puppies, cats and dogs, romp around with me.
Running fast.  Barefoot in the grass,
Chasing a butterfly.
Spinning around making silly sounds,
A rainbow paints the sky.

Tips for Parents           

• Ask your child, "Do you like to sing?  What is your favorite song? If you could make up a song what would it be about?"
• Encourage your child to act out the words, from kittens romping to chasing butterflies.
• Have some fun with introducing island/Latin dancing moves to complement this Caribbean sound.
• Emphasize the theme of uniqueness and make up your own movements to the song.
• Musical Instruments - Use recycled bottles, coffee cans and other objects to create any musical instruments.  Decorate the "instruments" and create unique styles of music.
• Make A Song About Me -  Using the melody from "I'm a little tea cup" let children fill in their own words: 
  I'm a special ____________ ____________ (first and last name)
  Friendly and ____________
  Here is my helping hand and here is my ____________
  When I get excited
  I will shout, "___________" (pick a happy word like Yahoo)
  I'm so special
  And that's what I'm a-BOUT!"
• Fun Songs - Encourage your child to create their own song, performed each time they're cleaning their room, coming to dinner, etc.  Make up funny family songs that can be sung regularly during daily routines will create lasting memories.

Books to Read with Children
I Like Me by Nancy Carlson
Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou

This song is part of our Songs of Confidence series, which consists of the following twelve song titles:
I've Got Two
I Can Do It
I'm Gonna Find a Way
Let's Play
Butterfly, Bumblebee
I Can Write Any Song I Want
I Am a Rubber Band
It's Up to Me
L-I-G-H-T
Slow Groove
Something Beautiful
Up the Mountain