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The Sarah Project Experience - DAY 4
LIDDO ME*
If I only knew then {all together now} what I know now. I look back from time to time and can't believe how unnecessarily I sweated my way through being a kid. The bullies, the boys and the absence of "boobs and booty" in an era when those.things.seemed.critical.
I wish I could have known how it all REALLY works. That the bullies were probably sad inside, that the boys were not worth the energy and thought I was putting in and that once I respected and valued myself enough I wouldn't be interested in putting that kind of thought and energy into chasing boys anyway.
I wish I'd known that not having the boobs and booty that many of my 12-year-old classmates had would work out for me years down the road. MAN I wish I had known that part {insert Jim Carrey full body flail here}.
Did they like me? Were my clothes cool enough? Was I pretty enough? So much concern about so many things that just didn't really matter in the ways that I imagined they did. I think about that awkward little girl and imagine her face lighting up with a sly smile as I whisper in her ear, "Girrrrrrl don't you worry about this foolishness! If you skip forward just a few chapters you're not gonna beLIEVE how this story plays out..."
*lyrics below
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LIDDO ME
Verse 1
They teasin' you 'cause you skinny
And you ain't got no booty
But look 'em up in fifteen years
You'll see they gon' be on that Jenny
Baby girl you'll have the last laugh
But don't you laugh last 'cause God don't like ugly, no no
Just know there is a reason for every season
Wish that you could hear me, yeah
Pre
I wish I could hug you
I wish I could let you know
It's gonna be alright
You're gonna fly
Hook
Liddo me
You're beautiful just like you are
Liddo, liddo me
You're everything, bright shining star
Liddo, liddo me
You're good enough, wish you could see
Liddo, liddo me
Don't sweat it 'cause It ain't that deep
Liddo, liddo me
Post
I wish I could let you know
I wish I could let you know
I wish I could let you know
Wish that I could let you know
Verse 2
They on you because you're different
I know how much you hate it
Wish I could show you the future
One day they'll celebrate it, yeah
Pre
I wish I could hug you
I wish I could let you know
It's gonna be alright
You're gonna fly
Hook
Liddo me
You're beautiful just like you are
Liddo, liddo me
You're everything, bright shining star
Liddo, liddo me
You're good enough, wish you could see
Liddo, liddo me
Don't sweat it 'cause It ain't that deep
Liddo, liddo me
Bridge
Baby girl,
I know it's feelin' like the end of the world
But just hold on, hold on, on
Baby girl,
I know it's feelin' like the end of the world
But just hold on, hold on
Hook
Liddo me
You're beautiful just like you are
Liddo, liddo me
You're everything, bright shining star
Liddo, liddo me
You're good enough, wish you could see
Liddo, liddo me
Don't sweat it 'cause It ain't that deep
Liddo, liddo me
Post
I wish I could let you know
Wishin' I could let you know
I wish I could let you know
Wish that I could let you know
I wish I could let you know
Wish that I could let you know
I wish I could let you know
I wish I could let you know