INTRO Hey, hey, heyyy… heyyy… Hey, hey, heyyy… heyyy… VERSE 1 Here’s a story of her little sister, the prettiest thing Blonde hair sticking straight up like Phyllis Diller’s wig The cutest little grin she ever had Like she knew something sweet the rest had never had VERSE 2 Mum dressed her up fancy when she was small Dainty fluffy jumpers, hardly weighed at all Pretty dresses, flouncy net under skirt So soft, so pretty, never meant to get hurt Big Sis?.. Tartans, scratchy wool on skin Itching all day long, like some kind of sin Not made for sun, not made for fun Queensland heat? No, not for anyone CHORUS Hey, hey, heyyy… heyyy… Funny how love shows up that way Hey, hey, heyyy… heyyy… Soft for one, tough for another day VERSE 3 Life moves forward... it always does Even the cutest grin can’t stop what comes Blonde head bouncing while she helps around Sweeping sawdust while Dad cuts timber down Fingers too close, just lending a hand Saw cut back like it had planned End of a finger gone in a blink Three years old, stronger than you’d think VERSE 4 Nurses smiling while they stitched her skin That same old grin still working then Winning hearts in emergency Like pain paused just for her and big sis to see Didn’t cry like you’d think she would Just held on tight like children could Soft little dresses, tough little soul Funny how early the lessons roll CHORUS Hey, hey, heyyy… heyyy… Life don’t ask, it just arrives Hey, hey, heyyy… heyyy… Pretty don’t mean protected in this life VERSE 5 Teenage years, another day Crowded moment, shoved the wrong way Church all quiet, then the sound Glass window breaking all around Upper arm, shoulder… blood and shock Another ride, another clock Waiting rooms and sterile light Not sure that grin worked the same that night VERSE 6 Growing older, the cuts run deep Family stuff you don’t outgrow or keep Health takes turns she didn’t choose Some days heavier than she should have to lose Still carrying pain, still carrying woes Some things don’t heal, they just slow But when she smiles, it still disarms That same old magic, that same old charm FINAL CHORUS Hey, hey, heyyy… heyyy… Somehow she still wins every heart Hey, hey, heyyy… heyyy… Even when life does its hardest part Hey, hey, heyyy… heyyy… Through the breaks and the scars and seams Hey, hey, heyyy… heyyy… She's tougher than she ever seemed OUTRO So this song is to lil' sis, from big sis From tartan skirts and scratchy sleeves She watched her shine, she watched her bleed She watched her stay kind when it wasn’t easy Hey, hey, heyyy… heyyy… Loves her sis... always did, always will That grin still wins… it always will
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