Barney Songs
I Used to Be Afraid
Written by	Philip Parker
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"I Used to Be Afraid" is an original Barney song that debuted in the episode "What's That Shadow?"

Lyrics Edit

(The original lyrics from "What's That Shadow?" are the ones that appear below. The lyrics are slightly modified in other episodes this song appears in.)

Oh, I used to be afraid, but not anymore

Shadows used to scare me, but that was before

Barney taught me that the things that used to bother me

Really aren't so scary at all

No, they're not so scary at all

Oh, I used to be afraid, but not anymore

Thunder used to scare me, but that was before

Barney taught me that the things that used to bother me

Really aren't so scary at all

No, they're not so scary at all

Oh, I used to be afraid, but not anymore

Monsters used to scare me, but that was before

Barney taught me that the things that used to bother me

Really aren't so scary at all

No, they're not so scary at all

Oh, I used to be afraid, but not anymore

The doctor used to scare me, but that was before

Barney taught me that the things that used to bother me

Really aren't so scary at all

No, they're not so scary at all

Meaning Edit

The song's meaning is simple, to reassure that kids know that they do not have to be scared of things.