Little girl two years old sitting on a hospital bed
Mama gives her a smile and says be careful of the baby's head
Looks so proud when they lay that newborn in her lap
She marvels at how perfect the baby looks in the little cap
The wonder on her face matches the words printed across her chest
She promises this baby that she's always going to have the best
Yes, she going to be the best big sister in the world
Might not always be the case
But she really will try
To be the best big sister in the world
Same two little girls sit playing in a yard
The bigger one is bossy and makes it hard
For the littler one to appreciate just what's she got
But she won't go near the road and soon she'll be taught
This is her big sister's way of showing love
Might not always be the case
But she really will try
To be the best big sister in the world
And even when they've grown
It's hard to rip out the memories that have been sown
They're nearly the same height
But the older one will always try to steer the younger toward the right
For distance might keep them apart
But love connects these two hearts
Might not always be the case
But she really will try
To be the best big sister in the world
Flipping through the scrapbook
She sees all these moments preserved
The two of them growing up
With each page that passes by
Smiles and curls
Replaced by two young women
Who are no longer little girls
But the one thing that will never change
Is the promise she made so long ago
She will always strive to be
The best big sister in the world
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A Tree Takes Root
Poetrya tree takes root out of the seeds that were sown as deep in the forest a new life is grown
