When I grow up I wanna be like Dolly Parton Hand out books to the ones they left forgotten Love for life, no this ain't just talkin' I still look to God when I'm at the bottom When I grow up I wanna be like Dolly Parton Stand strong like my mama out in the garden Sun shines down when you're feeling it Then the devil shows up, that's a dealer hit In your home room class in another zone Ain't no telling, ain't no telling when you're coming home Then you come right back with another face You can face those demons another day When I grow up I wanna be like Dolly Parton Hand out books to the ones they left forgotten Love for life, no this ain't just talkin' I still look to God when I'm at the bottom When I grow up I wanna see some innovation See the blood from my own damn formulation But listen up, sometimes it ain't worth chasin' Will I still talk to God, when I think that I've made it? Catching things I've been looking back at it Remember when you ripped that pretty dress, tragic In the rain, we were getting wet, yeah Time goes by, ain't no changing that Look at the stars if you need to see I saw the road, it's a two way street Do you believe? Would you place a bet? Time goes by, ain't no changing that When I grow up I wanna be like Dolly Parton Hand out books to the ones they left forgotten Love for life, no this ain't just talkin' I still look to God when I'm at the bottom When I grow up I wanna be like Dolly Parton Hand out books to the ones they left forgotten Love for life, no this ain't just talkin' I still look to God when I'm at the bottom