The Little Star

Once upon a time, there was a little star

Who couldn't grow, no matter how he tried

He was just a tiny spark

Sitting in his share of dark

A less determined star might have cried

Other stars were posing for astronomers

Or playing ring of stars around the moon

While they squandered all their light

The little star sat tight

And hoped and wished that he'd grow bigger soon

One dark night the word came through

Of a special job for a star to do

All the rest were out or tired or dim

And suddenly he knew it was up to him

Then all the hopes and wishes of a thousand years

Came bursting from the little star and showed

And he traveled through the night

In a magic stream of light

The brightest star the world has ever known

Somewhere in the sky there is a little star

Who can't be seen, no matter how we try

Getting ready to break through

When there's a job to do

The biggest little star in the sky