Before the World Told Me Who to Be

[Intro: original instrumental Holler motif] [Verse 1: Bubba, mature male] Before I learned to count my failures Before I watched the clock all day I could run barefoot through the clover And let the evening have its way [Chorus: Bubba male; Darlene female harmony] Before the world told me who to be The whole wide sky belonged to me Now I'm older, but I still can see A patch of light beneath that tree Let the years bring wisdom too And leave some space for wonder new [Verse 2: Darlene, female lead] A child may laugh without a reason And cry when something isn't right Growing up should never mean we Have to put our joy out of sight [Bridge: duet] I won't trade my grown-up duties For a dream of yesterday But I'll carry childlike wonder [Final Chorus: full Holler Shakers] Before the world told me who to be The whole wide sky belonged to me Now I'm older, but I still can see A patch of light beneath that tree Let the years bring wisdom too And leave some space for wonder new [Outro: held resolved chord, no abrupt cutoff]