Hard to Start, Hard to Stop
A song about inertia and momentum - understanding that things at rest want to stay at rest, and things in motion want to keep moving
Dad and I pushed the merry-go-round, It was heavy, stuck to the ground, Push and push with all our might, It barely budged, holding tight!
Hard to start, hard to stop, Things at rest just want to sit! Hard to start, hard to stop, Once you're rolling, that's momentum's trick!
We pushed and pushed and pushed some more, Then it started, began to roar, Slowly turning, round and round, Now it's moving, look at it go, wow!
Once it's spinning, spinning fast, A little push will make it last, It wants to keep on going now, That's momentum, and I know how!
It's the same with my homework every day, Starting is the hardest way, I sit and stare, I wiggle my toes, But once I start, the answer flows!
Hard to start, hard to stop, Things at rest just want to sit! Hard to start, hard to stop, Once you're rolling, that's momentum's trick!
So when something's hard to begin, Remember the merry-go-round spin, The first push is the toughest one, But momentum makes it fun!
Hard to start (push through!), Hard to stop (it's true!), Things at rest just want to sit! Hard to start, hard to stop, Once you're rolling, that's momentum's trick!