Before “It will get better”, there was this song, music and lyrics by American singer-songwriter Fred Small (b. 1952):
We have cleared off the table, the leftovers saved, washed the dishes and put them away. I have told you a story and tucked you in tight at the end of your knockabout day. As the moon sets its sail to carry you to sleep over the Midnight Sea, I will sign you a song no one sang to me—may it keep you good company. You can be anybody you want to be, you can love whomever you will. You can travel any country where your heart leads and know I will love you still. You can live by yourself, you can gather friends around, you can choose one special one. And the only measure of your words and your deeds Will be the love you leave behind when you're done. Some girls grow up strong and bold; there are boys quiet and kind. Some race on ahead, some follow behind; some grow in their own way and time. Some women love women and some men love men. Some raise children and some never do. You can dream all the day, never reaching the end of Everything Possible for you. Don't be rattled by names, by taunts by games, but seek out spirits true. If you give your friends the best part of yourself, they will give the same back to you. You can be anybody you want to be, you can love whomever you will. You can travel any country where your heart leads and know I will love you still. You can live by yourself, you can gather friends around, you can choose one special one. And the only measure of your words and your deeds Will be the love you leave behind when you're done. Oh, the love you leave behind when you're done.
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