When My Sister's President

from The Boy Who Couldn't Grow Up by Philip Labes

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My sister called me up from her campus
it’s later on the east coast but she can’t sleep
the kinda worries that you just can’t keep
wondering who she gonna be, how she’s gonna lead
she’s wondering why should she study
why should she care and work so hard just for nothing
when the world tells you that you that you can’t be something
that's when you gotta keep your head up when they knock you down you get up.

When my sister's president, I think she’ll be good at it
I’ll be hanging by the pool while she does the governing
Air Force One to Hawaii for the hell of it
while she gives a speech so eloquent
Until then, I guess we make the best of it
so much hate in the world for my girl
but I pray to God so reverent
One day make my sister the president

She can take it, I know that she can make it (x4)

When we were young she would study late
she worked so hard, worried what her friends would say
it’s already tough enough to be girl today,
you try to make difference people take your love away
on November 8th we were crying,
they told her she could be anything, were they lying?
Nah man, they just couldn’t see it
but if I want a change I better be it

And I'm not saying that we ain't gotta work on it
I'm not sitting back to relax
I'm saying I've got love and respect for you
I'm saying that I've got your back
Don't tell me that it's over
I know we ain't the last resistors
Don't tell me that it's over
Clearly you haven't met my sister.

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from The Boy Who Couldn't Grow Up, track released September 6, 2017
Featuring Rachael Labes and the women of Wellesley College
Trumpet Arr. + Trumpet - JJ Kirkpatrick
Mixing - Keith Armstrong
Mastering - Ryan Stewart

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