[Verse 1]
You know you can't live in the water
You'd just be wet all the time
Your hands would get wrinkled, your face would turn blue
And you'd wind up on somebody's line

[Chorus 1]
That's why you can't be a fish
Water is not what you do
That's why you can't be a fish
That's why you have to be you

[Verse 2]
You know you can't live in the air
Why, you'd be in the clouds all the time
You'd get dizzy from being so high
And you must have wings if you fly

[Chorus 2]
So that's why you can't be a bird
Flying is not what you do
That's why you can't be a bird
That's why you have to be you

[Verse 3]
You know you can't live in a tree
For one thing, the trees are too tall
There's nothing to eat in a tree
And there's always a chance you could fall
[Chorus 3]
That's why you can't be a squirrel
Climbing is not what you do
That's why you can't be a squirrel
That's why you have to be you

[Chorus 4]
But it's okay to be you
Just being yourself, you'll go far
It's really okay to be you
I love you the way you are
(Ain't we great?)