"Dear Daughter" lyrics
Yea yea yea, yea yea yea, yea yea yea, yea yea yea, yea yea yea
I didn't have that many fears until God gave me you
I know I will make mistakes, just forgive me if I do
Dear daughter
I hope I don't fail you as a father
I hope what I teach you makes you smarter
Every step you grow up it gets harder
I'm willing to drown just to save you from water
I apologize for all them times that I was away
All the arguments I had with mom that ruined your day
Should've never had that conversation sitting right in your face
I'm supposed to be your superhero, time to put on my cape
Hope I make your peanut butter jelly the way that you like it
On your birthday when I give you your gift, I pray that you like it
Hope I don't ever hurt your feelings to the point we don't talk
Hope I'm front row at your graduation to see you walk
Now you want your nails did but I ain't ready
Now you want your hair did but I ain't ready
No matter how much you grow up, you still my baby
Trying to protect you from this world, girl, this gonna drive me crazy
Dear daughter
I hope I don't fail you as a father
I hope what I teach you makes you smarter
Every step you grow up it gets harder
I'm willing to drown just to save you from water
I don't wanna teach you about the birds and the bees
I just wanna focus you on your diploma and degrees
When you go to college I'm gonna grind to pay your fees
Gotta keep you watered, wanna see you grow from my seed
I'm gonna protect you from yourself
Protect you from friends
I'm gonna teach you how to take your L and still go get your win
And when you get your first boyfriend I might trip a little
And when you get in trouble with your friends I might trip a little
But I'm gonna still have your back whether it's big or little
And I'm gonna teach you how to stand up if they try to bully
My biggest fear is you losing your smile
When I hurt your feelings it feels like I'm on trial
Dear daughter
I hope I don't fail you as a father
I hope what I teach you makes you smarter
Every step you grow up it gets harder
I'm willing to drown just to save you from water
I didn't have that many fears until God gave me you
I know I will make mistakes, just forgive me if I do
Dear daughter
I hope I don't fail you as a father
I hope what I teach you makes you smarter
Every step you grow up it gets harder
I'm willing to drown just to save you from water
I apologize for all them times that I was away
All the arguments I had with mom that ruined your day
Should've never had that conversation sitting right in your face
I'm supposed to be your superhero, time to put on my cape
Hope I make your peanut butter jelly the way that you like it
On your birthday when I give you your gift, I pray that you like it
Hope I don't ever hurt your feelings to the point we don't talk
Hope I'm front row at your graduation to see you walk
Now you want your nails did but I ain't ready
Now you want your hair did but I ain't ready
No matter how much you grow up, you still my baby
Trying to protect you from this world, girl, this gonna drive me crazy
Dear daughter
I hope I don't fail you as a father
I hope what I teach you makes you smarter
Every step you grow up it gets harder
I'm willing to drown just to save you from water
I don't wanna teach you about the birds and the bees
I just wanna focus you on your diploma and degrees
When you go to college I'm gonna grind to pay your fees
Gotta keep you watered, wanna see you grow from my seed
I'm gonna protect you from yourself
Protect you from friends
I'm gonna teach you how to take your L and still go get your win
And when you get your first boyfriend I might trip a little
And when you get in trouble with your friends I might trip a little
But I'm gonna still have your back whether it's big or little
And I'm gonna teach you how to stand up if they try to bully
My biggest fear is you losing your smile
When I hurt your feelings it feels like I'm on trial
Dear daughter
I hope I don't fail you as a father
I hope what I teach you makes you smarter
Every step you grow up it gets harder
I'm willing to drown just to save you from water
