It Matters To This One

IT MATTERS TO THIS ONE

As I walked along the seashore,
this young boy greeted me.
He was tossing stranded starfish back to the deep blue sea.
I said, "Tell me why you bother,
why you waste your time this way.
There's a million stranded starfish,
does it matter anyway?"

And he said, "It matters to this one.
It deserves a chance to grow.
It matters to this one,
I can't save them all I know.
But it matters to this one,
I'll return it to the sea.
It matters to this one,
and it matters to me."

I walked into the classroom, The teacher greeted me.
She was helping Johnny study,
he was struggling I could see.
I said, "Tell me why you bother,
why waste your time this way.
Johnny's only one of millions,
does it matter anyway?'

And she said, "It matters to this one,
he deserves a chance to grow.
It matters to this one,
I can't save them all I know.
But it matters to this one,
I'll help him be what he can be.
It matters to this one,
and it matters to me.