I was just a little girl from Tennessee

Growing up and having ups and downs

Knowing I was a little growing tree

Lost, as families come and go

Forever lost, for life was slow

I moved on to something new

Now, I had a family pure and true

I, never forgot who I was

But sometimes in life I had to take a pause

Remembering memories and old times

Forgetting what led me to crimes

Always taking wrong turns

Having a life empty and burned

Just coming out of my shell

The world was different, like a ringing of a bell

Made new friends, became a better person

Was part of something new, no longer an orphan

Life is like a tree

We come and grow

Finding the better person we can be.