[Verse 1]
We were barefoot by the creek bank, summer dust upon our knees
You had mama’s old blue ribbon tied around the willow tree
We traded half a peach and promised, pinkies hooked beneath the sun
If the world got wide between us, we’d still be the closest ones
[Chorus]
You’ve been my friend since the red dirt days
Since paper dolls and hide-and-seek in the hay
Through every goodbye, every new road bend
You’re still my sister, still my truest friend
Years may turn and seasons roll
But you know the map of my heart and soul
From little girls to the lives we’ve grown
I never have to walk alone
[Verse 2]
You held my hand at my first dance, I held yours when your heart broke
We’ve shared kitchen-table coffee, every secret, every joke
Now our children chase the fireflies where we used to run and hide
And that old blue ribbon’s faded, but the promise stayed alive
[Chorus]
You’ve been my friend since the red dirt days
Since paper dolls and hide-and-seek in the hay
Through every goodbye, every new road bend
You’re still my sister, still my truest friend
Years may turn and seasons roll
But you know the map of my heart and soul
From little girls to the lives we’ve grown
I never have to walk alone
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
When our hair turns silver, when our hands grow slow
I’ll still know your laughter from a county road
And if you call my name, wherever I may be
I’ll come like I did at ten, running wild and free
[Final Chorus]
You’ve been my friend since the red dirt days
Since paper dolls and hide-and-seek in the hay
Through every goodbye, every new road bend
You’re still my sister, still my truest friend
Years may turn and seasons roll
But you know the map of my heart and soul
From little girls to the lives we’ve grown
I never have to walk alone
[Outro]
No, I never have to walk alone