Braid My Hair

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 want to do when you grow up?"

I soon found out I wasn't dreaming 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 her kite

Score a run in little league

Able to go to school

Make a friend

Be able to run again

Take off her mask and just breathe in the air

And most of all

Yeah, most of all

She can braid her hair

She can braid her hair

She can braid her, her hair