Expert: Mel Priddle - 4/27/2008

Question
the song is sang by a male artist and is about this little girl. he is asking this girl what she's gonna do when she grows up and she says. "im gonna ride a bike, im gonna climb a tree, im gonna fly a kite, score a run in little league. but over all, im gonna braid my hair."

help if you can

Answer
Hello Conner,

That's a very touching song called "Braid My Hair", sung by Randy Owen.


She could be the first female President
Or be the doctor whose experiment finds the cure to what she’s in here for
But right now treatments keep her sick in bed
That baseball cap never leaves her head and while she sleeps I sit and dream
One day I asked her, “What do you wanna do when you grow up?”
I soon found out I wasn’t dreamin’ big enough..... she said.....

I’m gonna ride my bike, I’m gonna climb a tree
I’m gonna fly a kite, score a run in little league
I’m gonna go to school, make a friend, be able to run again
Take off my mask and just breathe in the air
But most of all..... I’m gonna braid my hair

She could question God, Lord knows I would
She could just give up, I don’t think I could be that strong or fight so long
How can such a little girl have such big faith?
That even through the pain she still prays, saying God will make a way

For me to ride my bike, for me to climb a tree
I’m gonna fly a kite, score a run in little league
I’m gonna go to school, make a friend, be able to run again
Take off my mask and just breathe in the air
But most of all..... I’m gonna braid my hair

That’s down to my waist
And then I’ll get it cut so they can make locks of love for some little girl who’s just like me
And wonders if she’ll ever be.....

Able to ride her bike, able to climb a tree
Able to fly a kite, score a run in little league
Able to go to school, make new friends, be able to run again
Take off her mask and just breathe in the air
But most of all..... she can braid her hair
She can braid her hair


Glad to be of help. Cheers.........Mel.