I am intelligent - at least, in my own way -

and there's always someone out there who cares what I have to say.

I am powerful - and not just in a fight -

but, it's okay to ask for help if I don't think I’ll be alright.

People respect me, and not only 'cause I sing.

I know kindness costs me nothing, but to some, means everything.

Though I might be a world away, as long as there's a phone,

I'll never spend another minute thinking I'm alone.

I am beautiful, and not just in my face.

Though I may make mistakes, I have what it takes, and I'll always have a place.

There has to be a million things, so these are just a few

of all the things…

all the things…

all the things…

I’ve learned from you.

I’m not a burden. People like having me around.

I won't ever be so lost that there's no hope of being found.

I'm just a kid, and I'm still figuring out living,

so when I screw up - and I know I will - I deserve to be forgiven.

I'm a good person. I don't have to feel ashamed.

I never got a say in how I was raised, and probably can't be blamed.

I'm not a failure because I ran when things got grim.

It was never that I’m not enough, I’m just too good for him!

I am beautiful, and not just in my face.

Though I may make mistakes, I have what it takes, and I'll always have a place.

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I know that I am wanted, and I'm worthy of love, too,

‘cause of the things…

yeah, all the things...

whoa, all the things...

I've learned from you.

Love is honest. It has nothing to confess.

It knows no boundaries or conditions. There's no if, and no unless.

Love is given. It's not a thing I have to earn.

And the only expectation's that I love you in return.

Love’s not easy. It takes courage. It takes trust.

And if someone breaks my heart too much, I can leave them in the dust.

And I'll always have a family. It's not something I can lose.

I may not have been born into it, but that means I got to choose…

I am beautiful, and not just in my face.

Though I may make mistakes, I have what it takes, and I'll always have a place.

I finally understand so much I should have always knew:

All the things…

all the things...

whoa, all the things...

I've learned from you.

Having started out with nothing doesn’t have to be a curse.

My struggles made me different, but they’ll never make me worse.

I have people I can go to if I’m ever in a jam.

I am special, strong and valuable exactly as I am.

I am unique, but I don’t have to change myself to fit,

and the only thing a girl can never, ever do is quit.

There is nothing I can’t do if I can only find the nerve.

There is nothing that I want from life that I do not deserve.

I am beautiful, and not just in my face.

Though I may make mistakes, I have what it takes, and I'll always have a place.

The dreams I never dared to dream are starting to come true,

thanks to the things…

all the things...

whoa, all the things...

I've learned from you.

When people hear these words, I'm glad that they will learn them too…

All the things…

all the things…

Yeah, all the things...

I've learned from you.

(spoken)

Mom, I need to tell you this right now, before this life is through.

Thank you…

For all the things

All the things…

All the things…

All the things…

All the things…

All the things…

I’ve learned from you.