Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
The Two-Speed Trail Song
Promise: Spencer may move briskly and Austin may move carefully; both name the next landmark before separating and wait there until they reunite.
The part everyone joins: “Your pace, my pace—meet at the place.”
Lyrics
Two-Tempo Step Count-In
Spencer: Quick feet, light feet—name the place.
Austin: Steady feet can meet your pace.
At the stump, they choose the sign:
“Meet beside the pond-stone line.”
Spencer takes the quicker track.
Austin steps with steady taps.
Spencer reaches dry ground first.
He waits there; he does not reverse.
Austin comes at his own rate.
Both arrive beside the place.
Your pace, my pace—
Meet at the place.
I can hurry; you can go
At the speed that feels like yours.
Wait together, check the trail—
Two good tempos tell the tale.
By the stones, they stay on land.
Austin names the riverside bend.
“Meet where the willow shadow falls,
Before the river’s grassy wall.”
Austin takes the steady lane.
Spencer moves ahead again.
Spencer waits where both agreed.
Austin joins at careful speed.
Your pace, my pace—
Meet at the place.
I can hurry; you can go
At the speed that feels like yours.
Wait together, check the trail—
Two good tempos tell the tale.
Name the landmark, name the side.
Keep the meeting place in sight.
No one changes how they move;
Both can share the same route.
At the bend, they reunite.
Spencer taps a rhythm light.
Austin adds a slower sound.
Both beats meet on common ground.
“Make-believe the trail can sing:
Fast and steady both belong!”
No real trail can know their speed;
That is just their two-pace beat.
Your pace, my pace—
Meet at the place.
We can travel, wait, and show
Different speeds can share one road.
Tap together, check the trail—
Two good tempos end the tale.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Website freebie song for Different Paces; together does not require one speed.
Energy: Bright, respectful, and lightly adventurous; approximately 96 BPM with a fast layer and a steady half-time layer.
Estimated duration: About 2 minutes.
Participation: Choose a meeting landmark, travel at two comfortable paces, then reunite for each chorus. Children may step fast, step steady, tap, point, gesture, or listen.
Ways to Join In
- Leader/response: Spencer may lead the quicker phrase; Austin may lead the steady phrase; the group joins only at the agreed chorus landmark.
- Participation choices: Children may step quickly, tap steadily, move seated, point to a meeting place, gesture, or listen.
- Child ownership: A child may choose a comfortable pace, name a visible meeting landmark, wait there, or pass.
- Trail safety: Use trusted-adult-approved, visible meeting landmarks on the same supervised route. Children do not separate beyond sight, approach water, or use unofficial shortcuts.