Diana Ross

Being Green
One day, as I was walking through my garden, I saw a little frog lying on the ground. And I thought he was sick. So I picked him up and he wasn't sick at all. He was very sad, and he was crying. And I said: What's a matter with you, little frog? And he looked up at me with a lump in his throat, and he said: wribbit! It ain't easy being green Having to spend each day the color of the leaves When I think, I think it would be nicer being red Or yellow or gold You see, it ain't easy being green It seems to blend in with so many other ordinary things And then, sometimes, sometimes people pass over you Because you're not standing out like sparkles on the water Or like the stars in the sky But did you know that green is the color of Spring And green can be big like an ocean And important like a mountain And cool and friendly-like Or tall and skinny like a tree And me But when green is all there is to be It kind of makes you wonder why Why wonder, wonder why? Hey, I'm green and I think it'll do fine 'Cause green is just what I wanna be 'Cause green is beautiful, baby Right on green And anyway, money's green Wribbit Aus Songtexte Mania