A Giant Step
From "Bye Bye Birdie"
Composer(s): Charles Strouse - Lee Adams



I took a giant step!
I'm mighty proud of me
Today, I am the man
I had to be
Those apron strings at last are cut
It's like I grew some wings
And flew out of my Oedipal rut
I leaped a giant leap!
I made the winning play
It ain't July, but hey
It's Independence Day!
No more 'Sonny Boy'
It's 'Mister Albert P.'
I took a giant step
A self reliant step
A brave defiant step and I'm free!
I climbed a giant peak
A daring thing to do
I'm way up high, oh Rosie
What a view!
I see the future and it's bright
It's no more 'Mama anything you say'
From morning till night
I took a giant step!
A wimpy kid no more
You never saw a turnaround like this before
It's just one small step for mankind
But for me
It was a forceful step, a most resourceful step
A bold and brassy step
A sassy, classy step
A self reliant step
A brave defiant step
I took a giant step
And I'm free