Little Acorns

When problems overwhelm us And sadness smothers us Where do we find the will and the courage to continue? Well the answer may come in the caring voice of a friend A chance encounter with a book Or from a personal faith For Janet Help came from her faith But it also came from a squirrel Shortly after her divorce Janet lost her father Then she lost her job She had mounting money problems But Janet not only survived She worked her way out of despondency Now she says life is good again How could this happen? She told me that late, one autumn day When she was at her lowest She watched a squirrel Storing up nuts for the winter One at a time He'd take them to the nest And she thought If that squirrel can take care of himself With a harsh winter coming on So can I Once I broke my problems into small pieces I was able to carry them Just like those acorns One at a time Take all your problems and rip them apart Oh Oh-Oh Oh Oh Carry them all in a shopping cart Oh Oh-Oh Oh Oh Another thing you should have known from the start Oh Oh-Oh Oh Oh The problems in hard are lighter than at heart Oh Oh-Oh Oh Oh Be like the squirrel girl Be like the squirrel Oh Oh-Oh Oh Oh Give it a whirl girl Be like the squirrel Oh Oh-Oh Oh Oh And another thing you have to know in this world Oh Oh-Oh Oh Oh Cut up your hair Straighten your curls Well your problems hide in your curls Oh Oh-Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh-Oh Oh Oh