They'd ask you what you'd like

And you'd say " What my sister's having"

Same new bike

Same new shoes

When you were 4 and I 6 or 7

Always right in your eyes and

Oh I led the way with pride those years ago

It turned to night

Close out the door

Curl up in bed

But leave on the light

We'd read books

You'd read yours and I'd read mine

But I'd help you with the words you didn't know

Oh I still see you at the edge of your bed

With your freckles and those curls on your head

I never thought I'd learn so much from you

And for the most part I'm just proud

But I guess a part of me

Just thought it'd always be the other way around

I never thought I'd learn so much from you

I guess I thought I knew it all

I'm sorry I'm just not as great as both of us

Had thought when we were small

They'd ask you " What's your name?"

And you'd look at me and you'd stand behind

See you were shy

The year that you were turning 7 I was 9

But you soon grew to be quite talkative

And grew to be quite sure

Doesn't seem all that long ago when were both sat on the floor

When we drew pictures of the places that we'd visit in our dreams

Turned in to stories

Then to poems

When you were 12 and I 14

The year I realised I wasn't always right

And that one hurt

I always thought that I knew more

And that was just the way it worked

Because I still see you at the edge of your bed

With your freckles and those curls on your head

I never thought I'd learn so much from you

And for the most part I'm just proud

But I guess a part of me

Just hoped it'd always be the other way around

I never thought I'd learn so much from you

I guess I thought I knew it all

I'm sorry I'm just not as great as both of us

Had thought when we were small

Now I know I'm probably sounding selfish

Oh I probably sound a fool

'Cause of course I want the whole world wide and open for you too

I was just much better as a younger older sister

I hope that it's okay that for a moment I just missed her

But I know how far you'll go

I don't know it all

But I know it's lovely who we are

Though lovely who were when we were small