Figure It Out Lyrics - Sesame Street

Roosevelt Franklin: When I woke up this morning, first I laughed and then I cried. 

Was I feeling good or bad? I just could not decide! 

So naturally I asked my mom to tell me how I feel. 

But she didn't tell me that; instead, she told me something real: 

She said, "A mom can tell you lots of things, like one and one is two. 

And how to cross a busy street and how to tie your shoe. 

But the one who knows the things you feel is you and nobody else. 

I can't tell you how you feel; you have to tell yourself, so figure it out!" 

Girls: Figure it out! 

Roosevelt Franklin: Figure it out! 

Girls: Figure it out! 

Roosevelt Franklin: You're the only one who knows the things you feel, so figure it out! 

Girls: Figure it out! 

Oooh! 

Oooh! 

Roosevelt Franklin: I had a friend who lived next door, but his family had to move. 

It made me mad, or made me sad, or made me just confused. 

So naturally I asked my friend to look inside my head 

And tell me how I really felt, but he told me this instead: 

He said, "A friend can do a lot of things that no one can do better, 

Like give a friend a friendly hug or write a friendly letter. 

But the one who knows the way you feel is you and nobody else. 

A friend can't tell you how you feel; you have to tell yourself, so figure it out!" 

Girls: Figure it out! 

Roosevelt Franklin: Figure it out! 

Girls: Figure it out! 

Roosevelt Franklin: You're the only one who knows the things you feel, so figure it out! 

Girls: Figure it out! 

Roosevelt Franklin: Figure it out! 

Girls: Figure it out! 

Roosevelt Franklin: You're the only one who knows the things you feel, so figure it out! 

(Possibly all of them hum, then all sing last line:) 

Roosevelt Franklin and Girls: You're the only one who knows the things you feel, so figure it out!