Suite From The Tender Land: Laurie's Aria

Once I thought I'd never grow tall as these lands,
 time dragged heavy and slow
 but April came and August went before I knew just what they meant
 and little by little I grew
 and I grew I came to know how fast the time could go
 Once I thought I'd never go outside this land
 this space was plenty for me
 but I walked down that road one day
 and just what happened I can't say
 but little by little it came to me
 that line between the Earth and sky came beckoning to me
 Now the time has grown so short
 the world has grown so wide
 I'll be graduated soon
 Why am I strange inside?
 What makes me think I'd like to try to go down all those roads beyond the line of the Earth and neath the sky?
 Tomorrow when I sit upon the graduation platform stand
 I know my hand will shake as I reach out to take that paper
 with the ribbon band
 Now that all the learnings done
 oh who knows what will now begin?
 Oh it's so strange
 I'm strange inside
 The time has grown so short, the world so wide