The Kids Who Are Different
Here's to the kids who are different,
the kids who don't always get A's;
the kids whose ears are twice the size of their peers or noses that go on for days.

Here's to the kids who are different,
the kids who are just out of step;
the kids they all tease, who have cuts on their knees and whose sneakers are constantly wet.

Here's to the kids who are different,
The kids they call crazy or dumb;
The kids who don't fit, with the guts and the grit, who dance to a different drum.

Here's to the kids who are different,
the kids with mischievous streak;
for when they have grown as history has shown it's their difference that makes them unique.

©1982 Digby  Wolfe

The University of New Mexico
Department of Fine Arts