Story Behind The Song

I personally saw a relative destroy her child's self esteem and hope

Song Description

The boy was raised by parents who thought he could never turn out to be anything. But, not far away, a girl was being brought up by parents who believed in her capabilities and future. The two meet, and the boy is encouraged to dream and to accomplish.

Lyrics

My Dad was a drunk an? my Ma was a mess,

and they figured that I would turn out even less.

Got no recognition for things that I did,

and they openly called me their no-account kid.



Up over the hill, near the Grey Possum Stream,

lived a girl who was loved and encouraged to dream.

Adored from from her toes to her little brown curl,

her wise parents called her their grow-up-great-girl.



I was a no-account guy from a no-account place

with a no-account car and a no-account face,

had a no-account dog, but I?m someone tonight,

with that grow-up-great gal a holdin? me tight.



Well that gal gave me faith I could be somethin? more,

and I noticed the world was a wide-open door.

Saved up,, went to college, and got a degree,

and I found life could be something better for me.



Cause that grow-up-great-gal married no-account me,

got some grow-up-great kids, and it?s easy to see,

that she brought me the dream of a happier life,

when the no-account-kid found his grow-up-great-wife.



I was a no-account guy from a no-account place

with a no-account car and a no-account face

had a no-account dog, but I?m someone tonight,

with that grow-up-great gal a holdin? me tight.