Scared to Death

The opening line of a country song, “Sarabeth is scared to death…,” leads the listener into the fearful heart of a teenage girl who is diagnosed with cancer. The lyrics of “Skin (Sarabeth)” expose the struggles she faces, not only with the disease and its treatment but also with the obvious evidence of her struggle—the loss of her hair (hence, the title). It is as touching song of triumph in the midst of tragedy, as Sarabeth deals with the understandable life-and-death fear that cancer brings.