This pyrotechnic story song has been performed by Tituss Burgess, Lea Salonga, Jackie Burns, Eric Michael Krop, Natalie Weiss, Prisca Demarez, Carole Demas (original Sandy in GREASE and the first person ever to sing “Meadowlark”), and many more. It tells the story of a firefly, afraid of lighting up and making himself a target for predators, receives encouragement from a...

Preston Sadleir at Le Poisson Rouge on 2/26/2014

Matt Doyle and Darius de Haas at Le Poisson Rouge NYC on 2/07/2011Live Performance Jamison Scott and Jonathan Reid Gealt at Joe's Pub NYC on 11/14/2011Live PerformanceSong featured on the album "Thirteen Stories Down" which is available on iTunes!

Christine Dwyer (Wicked) at The Cutting Room on 8/19/2013 Alison Cusano (A Night With Janis Joplin) at Rockwood Music Hall on 12/09/2013

Noah Galvin at Birdland, NYC on 11/07/2011Performance from the album release concert for "Out of Context: The Songs of Michael Patrick Walker"Please note that the sheet music is in the key of Bb, which is different from the video above (in the key of A).A comedic and triumphant song about dealing with your high school bully, your Dad's advice and...

Jeremy Jordan at The Triad, NYC on 4/26/2010

Quentin Earl Darrington & Jonathan Reid Gealt at Le Poisson Rouge NYC on 2/07/2011Live Performance Zak Resnick & Jonathan Reid Gealt at Joe's Pub NYC on 11/14/2011Live PerformanceSong featured on the album "Thirteen Stories Down" which is available on iTunes!

Preston Sadleir performs the male version at Le Poisson Rouge on 2/26/2014Female version features slightly adjusted lyrics, and has been transposed down a fifth to the key of C. (Top note is a D.)

Performers: avoid the urge to go over-the-top. Sing it with honesty and sincerity, and the humor will exude naturally. Performed by Cassie Slater at Birdland Jazz Club on March 12, 2012.