11 - A Girl Like Her | Ange Hardy - somerset based folk songwriter and singer

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11 - A Girl Like Her

A song for my daughter. Between the ages of 6 and 13 we had endless meetings trying to help her to be understood by teachers, carers and herself. Labels like ADHD and Asperger’s were always too wide sweeping and misunderstood to be much help; she’s a joyfully complicated bundle of uniqueness. Every day she wakes with a fresh start, a new pespecive and no burdens whatsoever. We could all take a lesson from the positivity she greets every single day with.

There are no words for a girl like her
No box to fit this child in
There are no labels to discern
No books can know her heart within

And as we try to understand
She keeps with her a thickened skin
The days they deal a hardened hand
But through it all her smile wins

She’ll rise up singing in the morning sun
Seize the day with a smile and song
None will deter and none will harm
She’ll rise up singing in the morning sun

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There are no words for a girl like her
No one can tell which way is right
There are no lessons we can learn
To give to her this will to fight

And as we try to understand
She keeps with her a strength in song
The world to her is a foreign land
But through it all her heart is strong

She’ll rise up singing in the morning sun
Seize the day with a smile and song
None will deter and none will harm
She’ll rise up singing in the morning sun

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There are no words for a girl like her
No box to fit this child in
And through it all I hope to learn
From all the joy her kindness brings

And as we try to understand
I find a comfort in her ways
The world will try to pull us down
We should from her a lesson take

She’ll rise up singing in the morning sun
Seize the day with a smile and song
None will deter and none will harm
She’ll rise up singing in the morning sun

So rise up singing in the morning sun
Seize the day with a smile and song
Let none deter and let none harm
Rise up singing in the morning sun