"For My Daughter" lyrics

"For My Daughter"

Someone to play catch with out in the backyard
To pick up the pieces of your first broken heart
Someone to say slow down when you turn sixteen
I grew up without a dad, I'm gonna be the best one I can be

Someone to scare the monsters, when it's dark in your room
Someone to put their foot down when you want a tattoo
And not just say I love you but show you what it means
I grew up without a dad, I'm gonna be the best one I can be

They say dads are supposed to shape you and in a way I guess mine did
I knew what I wouldn't do if I ever had a kid
They say history repeats itself, well, I guess that's up to me
I grew up without a dad, I'm gonna be the best one I can be

Someone to let you fall down and teach you how to get back up
Teach you how to be sweet like mamma and how to be tough
Yeah, I'll never be perfect but sure as those lines are pink
I grew up without a dad, I'm gonna be the best one I can be

They say dads are supposed to shape you and in a way I guess mine did
I knew what I wouldn't do if I ever had a kid
They say history repeats itself, well, I guess that's up to me
I grew up without a dad, I'm gonna be the best one I can be

I can't change the past but the past has sure changed me
I grew up without a dad, I'm gonna be the best one I can be
I said I'm gonna be a dad and I'm gonna be the best one I can be
The best one I can be
Love you, baby girl


Writer(s): Tom Douglas, Richard Chase McGill, Kane Brown
Kane Brown released "For My Daughter" on the 1st of November 2019, two days after his wife and he announced the birth of their daughter. The singer said in a statement, "I wrote this song when I found out we were officially going to become parents. I meant every word, and cannot wait to watch her grow up."
Kane Brown's wife commented on social media on his husband's effort with this song, "You are the most amazing dad already. I am in awe of you and how perfect of a dad you have been already in these past few days …. no idea what I would do without you .. love you so much."