When you feel your tree is breaking just bend.

These lyrics are going up on the wall in my classroom when I make the transition into teaching high school English. Gonna do it and you cant stop me.

Wake up kids,
We've got the dreamers disease.
Age fourteen,
They got you down on your knees.
So polite,
You're busy still saying please.

But when the night is falling,
And you cannot find the light,
If you feel your dream is dying,
Hold tight.

You've got the music in you.
Don't let go
You've got the music in you.
One dance left...
This world is gonna pull through.
Don't give up...
You've got a reason to live
Can't forget you only get what you give

Four a.m. we ran a miracle mile.
We're flat broke,
But hey we do it in style.
There's balance,
God's flying in for your trial.

But when the night is falling,
And you cannot find a friend,
When you feel your tree is breaking
Just bend

You've got the music in you.
Don't let go,
You've got the music in you.
One dance left,
This world is gonna pull through.
Don't give up
You've got a reason to live
Can't forget,
You only get what you give.

-"You Only Get What You Give" by The New Radicals

I'm also thinking of getting some bean bag chairs for creative writing time. Any suggestions?