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Why Can't I?

Debuted in

Let's Make Music

Written by

Usage

2006-2009

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"Why Can't I?" is an original Barney song that first appeared in Let's Make Music.

Lyrics[]

At times, I feel like I just don't belong

And I never get anything right.

Doing my best doesn't seem good enough,

No matter how hard that I try.

Will I ever be brave and reach for the sky?

Will I always be scared for the rest of my life?

I see other kids and they get it all right.

So, why can't I?

What if I don't know an answer?

What if I don't know the way?

Will someone laugh, or make fun of me?

What will the other kids say?

Will I ever be brave and reach for the sky?

Will I always be scared for the rest of my life?

I see other kids and they get it all right.

So, why can't I?

So, why can't I?

Barney Song Used In...[]

Let's Make Music
Caring
Full Team Ahead
For the Fun of It
Hi! I'm Riff! (Scene Taken From: "Full Team Ahead")
Bonjour, Barney!: France
Vamos Fazer Música
Most Loveable Moments (Episode Featured: "Bonjour, Barney!: France")
Play with Barney (Episode Featured: "For the Fun of It")
Most Huggable Moments (Episode Featured: "Full Team Ahead")
Happy Birthday, Barney! (video) (Episode Featured: Caring) (2014)

Trivia[]

When Riff sang this song, he said "Will I get things wrong for the rest of my life."

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Season Three debuts

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"The Classroom Song" • "Colors All Around" • "I Can See It on Your Face" • "Pennies in My Pocket" • "Everybody Should Listen" • "Ticky Ticky Tock" • "By Myself" • "Try and Try Again" • "Clean Up! Do Our Share" • "You Can Count on Me" • "We're Sailing Out Over the Ocean" • "The Construction Song" • "A Family Tradition" • "It's a Great Day" • "Oh, How I Love Trees" • "Squishy, Squashy, Washy" • "When You Have a Ball" • "Roll, Roll, Roll the Ball" • "Share Your Stuff" • "In and Out the Windmill" • "It's a Fun, Fun Sunny Day!" • "It's C-C Cold BRRRR" • "The Yum Yum Song" • "Way Up in a Tree" • "Keep Your Sneeze to Yourself" • "Why?" • "Gonna Have A Picnic" • "The More We Crank The Handle" • "Books Are Fun!" • "The Gaggle, Giggle, Wiggle Dance" • "Every Animal Talks In Its Own Special Way" • "The Adventure Song" • "The Butter Song"

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