"little girls" lyrics

I'm sure you meant well
Just got a little ahead of yourself
When you put us down on the lowest shelf
Maybe you did it to soften the damage
When we naturally fell
Took it to heart, we took all the fault
But we were just kids, we did nothing wrong
I'm sure you had your reasons
Your personal demons
For getting high instead of fighting for us
Left high and dry
Thinking we weren't enough

Little girls, you teach 'em a love that they deserve
You're just a man, but you're half their world
More than a trophy or bows and curls
Little girls, your lack of love feels like their curse
Nobody half as vulnerable
More than a dime piece
Little girls

Why didn't you feel
Like we were something to protect?
Why did you go out and forget?
Or am I so uptight, could it be that simple?
See, I'm trying to be gentle
'Cause I know your psyche is fragile
Don't know how much truth you can handle
Last time I was honest, you cried on my bedroom floor
And somehow I was the one comforting you
So I wiped my eyes
And I felt like a fool

Little girls, you teach 'em a love that they deserve
You're just a man, but you're half their world
More than a trophy or bows and curls
Little girls, your lack of love feels like their curse
Nobody half as vulnerable
More than a dime piece
Little girls
Oh, oh

All grown up
Fall, but I don't know how to love
Try, but I don't know how to trust
Can you hear my soul?
Or am I too emotional?
I really hope you hear my call
Remember, I'm still your little girl