She lives in the shadow of a lonely girl But it's so quiet you don't hear a word Always talking but she can't be heard You can see it there if you catch her eye You know she's brave but it's trapped inside Scared to talk but she don't know why I wish I knew back then what I know now Wish I could somehow go back in time And maybe listen to my own advice I'd tell her to speak up, tell her to shout out Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder Tell her she's beautiful, wonderful Everything she doesn't see You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out And know that right here, right now You can be beautiful, wonderful Anything you wanna be Little me Yeah, you got a lot of time to act your age You can't write a book from a single page Hands on the clock only turn one way Run too fast and risk it all Can't be afraid to take a fall Crown so big but you look so small Wish I knew back then what I know now Wish I could somehow go back in time And maybe listen to my own advice I'd tell her to speak up, tell her to shout out Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder Tell her she's beautiful, wonderful Everything she doesn't see You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out And know that right here, right now You can be beautiful, wonderful Anything you wanna be Little me Ooh, ooh, ooh Little me Yeah, yeah, yeah Tell you one thing I would say I'd tell her to speak up, tell her to shout out Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder Tell her she's beautiful, wonderful Everything she doesn't see You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out And know that right here, right now You can be beautiful, wonderful Anything you wanna be I'd tell her to speak up, tell her to shout out Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder Tell her she's beautiful, wonderful Everything she doesn't see You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out And know that right here, right now You can be beautiful, wonderful Anything you wanna be I'd tell her to speak up, tell her to shout out Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder Tell her she's beautiful, wonderful Everything she doesn't see You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out And know that right here, right now You can be beautiful, wonderful Anything you wanna be Hey, little man
