Write about I time you encountered your Higher Self

Listen to the song by Jay Banta and Barry Lane

Higher Self

I was standing

by the school door

Waiting for the bell,

When Roger pushed me over

So hard that I fell.

I wanted to just punch him

And make him feel my hurt

but something deep inside me

sounded the alert.

1^st Chorus

Know your Higher self

Take it off the shelf

Give it room to play

Every single day

Forget about the fight

Reach for what is right

You can Teach yourself to fly

When you want to Cry.

One day in the lunchroom

Some friends were laughing loud

about the newest student

and they formed a crowd

I started laughing with them

Then saw how sad he looked.

I turned to him and said hello,

Then picked up all his books

2^nd Chorus

Know your Higher self

Take it off the shelf

Give it room to play

Every single day

Forget about the fight

Reach for what is right

Teach yourself to fly

When you want to Cry

(Bridge)

Sometimes I don’t behave

The best way that I can

Sometimes I am afraid

To lend a helping hand

But then then a little

voice comes

From somewhere deep inside

And tells me that the best in me

Doesn’t have to hide

Chorus

Know your Higher self

Take it off the shelf

Give it room to play

Every single day

Forget about the fight

Reach for what is right

Teach yourself to fly

When you want to Cry

One day I hope the World

Will listen to this song

And all the leaders think about

What's right and wrong,

They’ll sit down at a table

and talk about their fears

Without endless battles

rumbling on for years.

Chorus

Know your Higher self

Take it off the shelf

Give it room to play

Every single day

Forget about the fight

Reach for what is what is right

You can Teach yourself to fly

When you want to Cry.

You can Teach yourself to fly

when you want to cry.

copyright Barry Lane