Verse 1
Maroon plaid and quiet lines
Classroom rules we learned by time
We were kids just trying to be
Good enough and not be seen
Black and white along the walls
Careful steps down narrow halls
We learned early how to stay
Small enough to get through days
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Chorus
Hey Sister Lillian, do you see us now
We found our voices, we figured it out
We were more than what you saw
More than silence, more than small
Maroon plaid and growing hearts
We carried truth in quiet parts
Yeah we made it through those days
And we’ve learned kinder ways
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Verse 2
Mama said that we were fine
Still we felt we crossed a line
Little things we couldn’t name
Left us holding quiet shame
Tried so hard to do things right
To be good within your sight
Some lessons don’t remain
When they’re taught through fear and pain
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Bridge
One day someone stood up strong
Said this isn’t where you belong
A voice of care, a line made clear
First time we felt someone near
Something shifted deep inside
A different way to see and guide
We were young but we could tell
There were kinder ways to dwell
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Final Chorus
Hey Sister Lillian, we’re okay
We found our path, we found our way
Not defined by what we knew
But by what we chose to do
Maroon plaid to who we are
We’ve turned those days into a start
Yeah we carry what was true
And we chose something new
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Outro (optional)
Maroon plaid still comes to mind
But it doesn’t hold us this time