A Step at a Time is a song features in the 2003 Series of the Strawberry Shortcake franchise, more specifically in the segment One Small Step of Growing Up Dreams. It is sung after Ginger Snap tests her first rocket only for the rocket to crash, after which she gets dejected and Strawberry Shortcake tells her to continue working toward it despite Peppermint Fizz's protests. The song ends in E Major.
Lyrics[]
Verse 1[]
Strawberry Shortcake: To build the city of Rome, it took much more than a day!
But brick by brick, they built it!
Ginger Snap: They found a way!
Strawberry Shortcake and Ginger Snap: (together) A step at a time! A step at a time! Don't bite off more than you can chew!
A step at a time! A step at a time! You'll find no dream is out of reach for you!
Verse 2[]
Ginger Snap: Many have tried to fly before the Brothers Wright,
but step-by-step, they worked...
Strawberry Shortcake: ...until their dream took flight!
Strawberry Shortcake and Ginger Snap: A step at a time! A step at a time! And you will never lose control!
A step at a time! A step at a time! You'll find a better way to reach your goal!
Bridge[]
Strawberry Shortcake: Don't listen to those doubters!
Ginger Snap: Don't despair...
Strawberry Shortcake and Ginger Snap: ...'cause step by baby step,
you'll make it there!
Verse 3[]
Strawberry Shortcake and Ginger Snap: It takes some time to care, to bake a strawberry pie!
You put it in the oven, then you keep a watchful eye!
A step at a time! A step at a time! You will soon be on your way!
A step at a time! A step at a time! You'll get a little further!
You get a little further every day!
Trivia[]
- The first verse references the proverb "Rome wasn't built in a day," which means complex tasks may take a long time to perform. The second verse also brings up how the Wright Brothers (referred to as the "Brothers Wright" here) were the first to invent a successful air vehicle.