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The song introduces the three principal characters, three parents, Kathleen, who suffers from OCD; Isaac a widower and single father; and Laura, a failed ballet dancer. During the song, we discover that they are all parents of children with physical disabilities.

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KATHLEEN
Already morning. Feels like I just got to sleep
Life is a list that I made yesterday
So many errands, promises I’ve got to keep
Better get up, better get on my way
If I were Queen I’d put more hours in the day
But when you’re just Wife and Mother
It’s just another morning

ISAAC
Already morning. Please can’t I just press the snooze
And pull the covers up over my head?
Radio’s warning: bad weather, bad traffic, bad news
Sounds like a good day to stay in bed

But I hear a little voice calling from the other room
Reminding Dad that he should
Rise and Shine and say “good Morning”

LAURA
Already morning, snatched from the arms of that dream
The one I forget when I open my eyes
Straight out of REM sleep, up feeding and clothing the team
Does anyone notice my clever disguise?

There’s really a young girl here who cannot understand
Why girls don't stay young forever
I was never good with mornings

ALL
Each day I memorize some corny New Age mantra
That I hope will bring some sanity into a crazy day
I pray for something that will make it seem worthwhile

Then I see you smile
And that just makes my morning

Each day I ask myself if I’ve got what it takes
To be the person that this person needs
to help them make their way
And when it seems like I just cannot stand the grind
Somehow you always find
Some way to make my morning.

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from Recognition - A Musical Play, released February 3, 2014

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