You was a baby like I was once
Was cryin' in the early mornin'
You was born in a stable, Lord
Reid Memorial is where I was born
And they wrapped You in swaddling clothes
Me, they dressed in baby blue
When I was twelve years old in the meeting house
I listened to the old men pray
Well, I was tryin' hard to figure out
What it was that they was tryin' to say
There You were in the temple
They said You weren't old enough to know the things You knew
Well, did You grow up hungry?
Did You grow up fast?
Did the little girls giggle when You walked past?
Did You wonder what it was that made them laugh?
And did they tell You stories 'bout the saints of old?
Stories about their faith?
They say stories like that make a boy grow bold
Stories like that make a man walk straight
And You was a boy like I was once
'Cause You were boy like me
Well, I grew up around Indiana
You grew up around Galilee
And if I ever really do grow up
What I wanna grow up and be just like You
Well, did You wrestle with a dog and lick his nose?
Did You play beneath the spray of a water hose?
Did You ever make angels in the winter snow?
And did they tell You stories 'bout the saints of old?
Stories about their faith?
They say stories like that make a boy grow bold
Stories like that make a man walk straight
Or did You ever get scared playin' hide and seek?
Did Ya try not to cry when You scraped Your knee?
Did You ever skip a rock across a quiet creek?
And did they tell You stories 'bout the saints of old?
Stories about their faith?
They say stories like that make a boy grow bold
Stories like that make a man walk straight
And I really may just grow up
And be like You someday