Forty Blocks From My Home
Sesame Street Lyrics

Bye, Mom, Bye, Spot, see you later
Saying goodbye to my mom and our pet dog Spot, knowing I'll see them later

1 Block, 2 Blocks, 3
Starting my journey by counting the blocks as I walk

My mom's still wavin' at me 4, 5, 6
Seeing my mom waving goodbye to me from home, even when I'm four, five, or six blocks away

The kids are all startin' to mix 7, 8, 9
Meeting other kids on the way as we walk together, reaching seven, eight, or nine blocks

I'm tryin' to keep from cryin'
Trying my best not to cry or feel sad about leaving home

10, count 'em 10
Realizing I've walked ten blocks already

Man, I wish I was back home again!
Expressing my desire to be back home instead of going to school

Yeah, life can be so cruel
Acknowledging that life can sometimes be difficult or unfair

Goin' forty blocks to school
Having to travel a long distance of forty blocks to reach school

11, 12, 13 i'm singin' the homesick blues
Feeling homesick and singing about it as I count eleven, twelve, and thirteen blocks

14, 15, 16 i'm shakin' inside my new shoes
Feeling nervous and uncertain in my new shoes as I walk fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen blocks

17, 18, 19 that's 19 streets of sorrow
Feeling sad and overwhelmed as I walk through seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen blocks

20, count 'em 20
Realizing I have reached twenty blocks

Gotta do it again tomorrow!
Knowing that I have to repeat the long journey again the next day

21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
Continuing to count the blocks as I walk, reaching twenty-one through twenty-seven

Feels like I left my stomach
Feeling a sense of nervousness or unease in my stomach

Somewhere back there around 11
Feeling the unease in my stomach starting from around the eleventh block

28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
Counting the blocks and feeling tired as I reach twenty-eight through thirty-four

I can't go on much longer, man
Feeling exhausted and unsure of how much longer I can keep going

But there's six blocks more!
Realizing that there are still six more blocks to cover before reaching school

We turn around a corner, Block 35 looks great
Feeling a sense of relief and optimism as we turn a corner and see Block 35 ahead

Now everybody's countin' off 36! 37! 38!
Getting excited and joining others in counting as we pass blocks thirty-six, thirty-seven, and thirty-eight

We roll into the parking lot at number 39
Arriving at the school parking lot when we reach block thirty-nine

Pull up to the door at 40
Finally reaching the school's entrance when we reach block forty

Hey 40 feels just fine!
Feeling satisfied and relieved that we have reached block forty and the school

Yeah, 40's pretty cool
Reflecting on the journey and acknowledging that reaching forty blocks is quite impressive

I went 40 blocks to school
Highlighting the long distance traveled to attend school, a total of forty blocks

Forty blocks from my home
Emphasizing the considerable distance between school and home

Forty blocks from my home!
Repeating the previous line to reinforce the notion of being far away from home