by Ruth Kenward & Richard Neil

7 to 12 yrs  -  KS2  -  unison, opt. 3-part ending   (3m)

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Download includes  –  Piano-vocal score, lyric sheet, mp3 demo & backing tracks

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Theme  –  Turning points!  Embracing the possibility that we can change for the better when we choose to recognise the need, understanding that this will involve thinking differently, adopting a positive attitude.

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Content  –  Finding an aim, a purpose or a goal, we can be motivated to make the necessary changes in who we are and how we behave. A bright, upbeat song with a hope-filled message. There are plenty of options for arranging the vocals in this song - verses could be taken by different soloists or by divided chorus.

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Lyrics Sample 

Everybody needs a way they can succeed.

It’s a fact of life that all of us agree.

I’ve been angry, I’ve been losing self-control

What I need’s an aim, a purpose or a goal.

Situations often filled me with despair.

Guess I gave up trying ’cos I didn’t care.

But I’m changing, rearranging how I see.

Feels like this could be a turning point for me.

So I’ve got to choose it, get a grip and move it.

From today I want to live a better way.

Everything is looking different now

’Cos today all the world looks new somehow.

And tomorrow when the sun comes up

I will rise, I will shine: I’m not the same now!

No more hiding in the dark for me

Now I’ve opened my eyes and I can see.

There’s a strength and a freedom in me,

So I know I’ll never be the same.

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This song features in exciting street-dance musical 'Move It'