Dolly Parton writes a song every year on her birthday so I write a song every year on my birthday Lyrics: I awoke to a torrential downpour Kissed my dog on the head and got up Half an hour in the rain closing car doors- That first bell couldn’t ring soon enough But growing older is better than not I give thanks for each white hair I’ve got I will not hide, it’s cool to be sincere Growing older is a gift Even when grief is a heavy lift So I’m gonna try to cry more this year When I was young I felt everything all the way My mom says I wore my heart on my face I locked it up to survive when I got away Took a decade to learn that I’m safe That growing older is better than not; to give thanks for each white hair I’ve got I will not hide- it’s cool to be sincere! Growing older is a gift Even when grief is a heavy lift So I’m gonna try to cry more this year I’m gonna try to cry more this year :)