Great To Be Different

(Requested By: Aidan Renner) Lyrics: FOREST RAIN: It was a dark day when I lost my faith I wasn't the pony I thought I'd be And it seemed that no one could relate There was nothing left to see So I took a walk to the edge of the town And thought of leaving it all behind When I saw a little letter fall right out of the sky As a grey mare hovered way up high I thought I was crazy when I saw her wave And then simply fly away So I opened the letter and looked inside And what was written made my day... It said-- "Isn't it great to be different? Isn't it wonderful to be exactly who you are? When you learn to start accepting yourself You'll become a shining star" To this day the writing on that page Is mottled by the tears I shed 'Cause at that moment something inside me changed And a bright new path I lead I ran back home and I picked up my old guitar And I started strumming these chords And I sang her words along with this song And I heard someone sing along And we sang-- Isn't it great to be different? Isn't it wonderful to be exactly who you are? When you learn to start accepting yourself You'll become a shining star I turned around and I saw her at my door That cute grey mare with the wall-eyed stare She said, DERPY HOOVES: I've heard you play and sing before. And I heard a sadness I could not bear. I just wanted to tell you that the hardest thing I've faced Wasn't the teasing or the pain It was convincing myself I wasn't stupid, strange, or lame And helping others do the same. *whistling* FOREST RAIN: These last few years flew by just like a blur I'm now exactly where I should be And I know I owe it all to her The beautiful mare who believed in me~ Isn't it great to be different? Isn't it wonderful to be exactly who you are? When you learn to start accepting yourself You'll become a shining star (2x) FOREST RAIN/DERPY: You'll become a shining star/Isn't it wonderful You'll become a shining star/Isn't it great BOTH: When you learn to love just who you are