Notes

Once i was seven years old , my mama told me to be the kindest girl that i could be , once i was seven years old , this is a scary world , i didn't let that phase me , we put our brave face on , from the morning til the evening , and by eleven id learnt words that hurt more then bruises , life is a restless game , were trying not to loose it , once i was eleven years old , my daddy told me , my heart had to be the prettiest thing about me , once i was eleven years old , i've always dreamt so big , and imma keep on dreaming, and in a hopeless world , ive always kept believing , ive always kept on breathing , always kept achieving , despite the sticks and stones , i will not be defeated , soon ill be twenty years old , and my brothers told me to hold the ones who love me most so closely , soon ill twenty years old, (no no no) , i wanna make a change , make this place a little better , we need to live within a world where everybody matters , no i dont wanna see anyones sons or daughters crying cause they dont fit in with what society has taught them , soon ill be twenty years old and my friends have told me to keep my chin up when my tears are streaming , soon ill be twenty years old , soon we'll be thirty years old what will our lives hold , will i be satisfied with all that surrounds me , soon ill be thirty years old , ( hey yeahh ) , no matter how old we are , age is just a number ,its never too late to love , to reach or care for each other , to forgive a brother or to find a lover , life is a mystery waiting to be discovered , soon i'll be sixty years old , my life will be a story , where my children tell their children about me , ill watch a generation rise up to change the nations , the past lays down foundations for the future celebrations , soon ill be sixty years old , will i be all alone , cause i never valued what was all around me , ( hold notes) soon ill be sixty years old , soon ill be sixty years old and god will show me that he was by my side through my every heartbeat (ooooh *hold) (yeah yeah ) , once i was seven years old and my mama told me to be the kindest girl that i could be , once i was seven years old , (yeah yeah ) , once i was seven years old .