Say It Loud on Graduation Morning

Lyrics

Wake up, wake up, the kettle is singing
Pressed shirt on the chair by the bed
A tie borrowed from a friend of my brother
And a thousand small things in my head

Down the lane, past the bakery smell
Past the bus stop where we waited in the rain
The same old sparrows on the same old wire
But I'm not the same as I was, not the same

Say it loud on graduation morning
Say it for the ones who taught you how
Say it for the stranger at the bus stop
Who lent you a coin when you couldn't allow
Say it loud, say it proud, say it now
We got here by the kindness of a crowd

A lady on the tram said, you look so smart
I said, thank you, it's my big day
She pressed a sweet into my hand and said
Go on then, love, have it your way

And I think of every stranger
Who ever helped a student find a seat
Who ever pointed out the right direction
Who ever shared the shade on a hot street

Say it loud on graduation morning
Say it for the ones who taught you how
Say it for the stranger at the bus stop
Who lent you a coin when you couldn't allow
Say it loud, say it proud, say it now
We got here by the kindness of a crowd

We got here by the kindness of a crowd