"Father Figure" lyrics
"Father Figure"
When I found you, you were young, wayward, lost in the cold
Pulled up to you in the Jag, turned your rags into gold
The winding road leads to the chateau
"You remind me of a younger me"
I saw potential
I'll be your father figure
I drink that brown liquor
I can make deals with the devil because my dick's bigger
This love is pure profit
Just step into my office
I dry your tears with my sleeve
Leave it with me
I protect the family
Leave it with me
I protect the family
I pay the check before it kisses the mahogany grain
Said, "They want to see you rise, they don't want you to reign"
I showed you all the tricks of the trade
All I ask for is your loyalty
My dear protégé
I'll be your father figure
I drink that brown liquor
I can make deals with the devil because my dick's bigger
This love is pure profit
Just step into my office
They’ll know your name in the streets
Leave it with me
I protect the family
I saw a change in you (Saw a change, saw a change in you)
My dear boy, they don't make loyalty like they used to (Ooh-ooh, oh, like they used to)
Your thoughtless ambition sparked the ignition
On foolish decisions which led to misguided visions
That to fulfill your dreams
You had to get rid of me
I protect the family
I was your father figure
We drank that brown liquor
You made a deal with this devil, turns out my dick's bigger
You want a fight, you found it
I got the place surrounded
You'll be sleeping with the fishes before you know you're drowning
Whose portrait's on the mantle?
Who covered up your scandals?
Mistake my kindness for weakness and find your card cancelled
I was your father figure
You pulled the wrong trigger
This empire belongs to me
Leave it with me
I protect the family
Leave it with me
I protect the family
Leave it with me
“You know, you remind me of a younger me”
I saw potential
Writer(s): George Michael, Shellback, Max Martin, Taylor Alison Swift
During the introduction of this song on Amazon Music, Taylor Swift said about the kinda cryptic line "I pay the check before it kisses the mahogany grain", "The first line of the second verse is like my favorite in terms of a visual. Like, you think about what it means and then you realize it's just like a very descriptive way to say something."
This song uses an interpolation of
George Michael's "Father Figure". Michael's team stated about it on Instagram on the 2nd of October, 2025,
"We were delighted when Taylor Swift and her team approached us earlier this year about incorporating an interpolation of George Michael's classic song 'Father Figure' into a brand-new song of the same title to be featured on her forthcoming album. When we heard the track, we had no hesitation in agreeing to this association between two great artists and we know George would have felt the same."
- AZLyrics
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- Taylor Swift Lyrics
album:
"The Life Of A Showgirl" (2025)
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