Joy discovered that she liked women

At a surprisingly tender age

When she started dating in high school

Her orientation seemed to spark rage

The names they used were vile and insulting

They tried to get her thrown out of school

But when she stood in front of the school board

She managed to remain calm and cool

She said, I know what is to be different

I know what it's like to be strange

My orientation's what I was born with

And that is something I'd never change

You say that you love all God's creations

But hypocrites is all you will be

You'll never bring me down with your actions

My name is Joy, I'm proud to be me

Michael had a natural deformity

He was born with only one arm

The bullying he took was unending

With all their words they tried to do harm

The jocks all said that he was inferior

No girl would ever date such a freak

Then one day at an all-school assembly

He strode up to the podium to speak

He said, I know what it is to be different

I know what it's like to be strange

My missing arm is what I was born with

And that is something I'd never change

You seem to think that you were born perfect

Inferior is all you will be

You'll never bring me down with your bullying

My name is Mike, I'm proud to be me

Thomas hated being a midget

Four feet would be his maximum height

The taunting that he bore overwhelmed him

He dealt with insults both day and night

Then one day on the Web he discovered

A funny man who was four foot two

Tom met him one night at a performance

What he was told changed his point of view

He was told, I know what it is to be different

I know what it's like to be strange

I know I was born with dwarfism

And that is something I'd never change

You're bigger than all of your detractors

It all depends on your point of view

The greatest gifts, they come in small packages

Your name is Tom, be proud to be you

Every one of us is born different

We are all a little bit strange

Be happy that we're not carbon copies

That's something that should never be changed

Our differences a uniting factor

Celebrate them as you want to

You are a unique human being

Just make sure that you're proud to be you