Brenda Lee was 13 when she sang Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.

She sounds like a full-grown adult.

They put a lyric sheet in front of her, gave her the melody, and she sang that song not even understanding what it meant. I told my dad the other day, thats what we mean by “old souls.”

I don’t even know if I’m okay with someone singing lyrics they don’t understand due to their age though. Maybe they aren’t ready for those concepts.

This world tries to force children to grow up so fast.

Child labor is still very much a real thing that happens every day in this country, sometimes very publicly, often not.