(Vibe: Bouncy, mid-tempo Country | 100 BPM | Lainey Wilson Style) (Verse 1) Fifteen months—that was all the lead she had Dark brown eyes like mama, wild spirit like dad She was louder than a storm, cooler than the shade I was just the tag-along in every move she made She had the curly hair and the restless heart But she never went a mile without me being part She was out there living life at a hundred-and-ten While I was trailing behind her again and again. (Verse 2) I remember that summer, chasing wings through the air I wanted a monarch, but I didn't quite dare They were huddled in a heap by the electric line Right where the bull keeps his water and his time Before I could blink, she was over the wire Running through the muck like her boots were on fire She snagged the back of her leg on a rusty old tooth But she didn't even notice, and that’s the honest truth. (Chorus) Yeah, you were always in the lead Sprinting through the tall grass at a Flight-Risk speed Curly hair flying, never looking back Leaving little barefoot footprints on the track You were wild, you were loud, you were everything to me And I was just the shadow that you let be free Yeah, even back then, I knew what I had In a girl like you—my first bestie. (Verse 3) She climbed out of the pen with the blood on her skin Holding one wing of a monarch she’d managed to win It was ripped right in half, it was a mess of a prize But she walked up to me with that look in her eyes She didn't offer a hug or a sweet "there you go" She just handed it over, real steady and low And said, "Here's your damn butterfly," wiping a tear While I stood there crying 'cause she didn't have fear. (Bridge) I still look at you and I see that same girl The one who’d grab a piece of the whole wide world Just to hand it to me if I wanted it bad The best kind of wild that a sister ever had. (Final Chorus) Yeah, you were always in the lead Sprinting through the tall grass at a Flight-Risk speed Curly hair flying, never looking back Leaving little barefoot footprints on the track You were wild, you were loud, you were everything to me And I was just the shadow that you let be free Yeah, even today, I know what I have In a girl like you—my first bestie. (Outro) (Music gets bouncy and light) Yeah, you got the monarch. I got the tears. We’ve been doing it that way for all these years. Yeah, you're still my bestie. (Final cute acoustic strum)