I Have Learned

Here are some things some people said, I didn't write these words

I just came along with notes and chords and put 'em all into verse

The question that someone posed to them, the answers that they returned

They were asked to complete a simple phrase beginning with "I have learned."

I have learned

I have learned

I have learned

I have learned

I have learned I like my teacher cuz she cries when we sing "Silent Night"

I have learned that you can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk

I have learned that when I wave at people in the country, they stop what they are doing

And they wave right back

I have learned that just when I get my room the way I like it, Mom makes me clean it up

I have learned though it's hard to admit, I'm secretly glad my parents are strict with me

I have learned I don't learn much from TV

I have learned

I have learned

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I have learned that one of life's greatest pleasures is brushing my child's hair

I have learned that wherever I go, the worlds worst drivers have followed me there

I have learned that there are people who love you dearly, but they just can't show it

That's not their tune

I have learned that if you're not living on the edge you're probably taking up too much room

I have learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the telephone

I have learned not to cast the first stone

I have learned

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I have learned

I have learned that a vegetable garden is better than a cabinet full of pills

I have learned that children and grandparents become natural allies and always will

I have learned you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands

You need to be able to throw something back

I have learned that I now love one of the things I hated most as a kid, taking a nap

I have learned that no matter what your relationship with your parents you miss them when they are gone

I have learned the power of a song

I have learned

I have learned

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I have learned

I have learned another word for passing judgment is to predispose

I have learned if my life's not flowing, I may be standing on my own hose

I have learned it's good to keep an open mind

As long as you don't let your brain fall out, keep it in

I have learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one

I have learned life's too short not to have some fun

I have learned

I have learned

I have learned

I have learned

I have learned that I still have a lot to learn