This Is the Way it Should Be
Words and music by Ruth Weber

First day of school today and all my new friends got to play
We learned to share our real cool toys
With all the other girls and boys
We come from different places but we say

Chorus
This is the way it should be, me liking them, them liking me
Just like a great big family, this is the way it should be

My friend Hiroko’s from Japan, Talia came here from Sudan
Chen’s from China, Juan’s from Spain, Anaf’s family’s from Bahrain
We come from different places but we say

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
We know that all of us make up the human race
And if we work together we’ll make earth a better place

Some friends are big, some friends are small,
Some play music, some play ball
Some friends have freckles, some have scars,
Some live close and some live far
We come from different places but we say

Repeat Chorus