You was a baby like I was once
You was cryin' in the early mornin'
You was born in a stable lord
Reid memorial is where I was born
They wrapped you in swaddling clothes
Me they dressed in baby blue

But I was twelve years old in the meeting house
Listening to the old men pray
And I was tryin' hard to figure out
What it was that they was tryin' to say
There you were in the temple
They said you weren't old enough
To know the things you knew

Well did you grow up hungry
Did you grow up fast
Did the little girls giggle when you walked past
Did you wonder what it was that made them laugh
And did they tell you stories 'bout the saints of old
Stories about their faith
They say stories like that make a boy grow bold
Stories like that make a man walk straight

And you was a boy like I was once
But was you a boy like me
Well I grew up around Indiana
You grew up around Galilee
And if I ever really do grow up
Lord I want to grow up and be just like you

Well did you wrestle with a dog and lick his nose
Did you play beneath the spray of a water hose
Did you ever make angels in the winter snow
And did they tell you stories 'bout the saints of old
Stories about their faith
They say stories like that make a boy grow bold
Stories like that make a man walk straight

Did you ever get scared playing hide and seek
Did you try not to cry when you scraped Your knee
Did you ever skip a rock across a quiet creek
And did they tell You stories 'bout the saints of old
Stories about their faith
They say stories like that make a boy grow bold
Stories like that make a man walk straight

And I really may just grow up and be like you someday