Little Girl's Dad

Little Girl's Dad - Urthboy

I kept a little journal from before you were born

And wrote about the shape of mama's belly you formed

I filled a lot of pages up inside that first six months

You notice every single movement and it's all too much

Brought you back to our tiny two bedder in dulwich hill

Salute to the red brick to some of us you're still a big deal

You see I never thought I'd own my home

But here we are as the sun sets neighbour chats away on his phone

They say you grow up so quick I don't know about that

But your clothes sure as hell do

And now lunch is getting packed and my diary lost track

So I've got something to tell you

You ain't daddy's little girl I'm a little girl's dad

That's the way it's going to be

And I'm sorry you inherited a man's world baby

It's not the way it's got to be

You ain't daddy's little girl he's a little girl's dad

And it's your world to take back

Cause the men are going to try and tell you what you can and can't be

And you ain't going to stand for that

That's a nice way of saying that

So let's start this one again

There's so many textbooks websites experts

Telling you the way you should bring up your kid

When genetics kick in there isn't a way of knowing anything

About the thousand lives you may live

We don't keep it safe as we can possibly make it

Cause I don't want to wrap you up in wool

Thought it was different but I was mistaken

If I ever led you to believe that we're in control

See your chubby little arms reaching up to be held

I just want to hold you tightly and shield any pain

With your head upon my shoulders you can feel how the fire works

But also be protected from the heat of the flame

And when it seems like despair in this broken world

Knowing I will be there and ready whenever you fall

Ou're somebody's revelation ain't nobody's girl

So no matter what direction you walk kid you've got my support

They say you grow up so quick I don't know about that

'Cause you learn with everything you do

Now the months are so packed and my diary lost track

So I've got something to tell you

Let me say it like

You ain't daddy's little girl I'm a little girl's dad

That's the way it's going to be

And I'm sorry you inherited a man's world baby

It's not the way it's got to be

You ain't daddy's little girl he's a little girl's dad

And it's your world to take back

Cause the men are going to try and tell you what you can and can't be

And you ain't going to stand for that

You make your mistakes I've made mine

You do as you wish take your time

Say whatever you think that's your right

What does life in the other's shoes look like

Ou were born with a strength you could never hide

So when they try you push you to the side

Push em right back you don't ever have to step aside

Cause a lot of rules made well they don't apply

You make your mistakes I've made mine

You do as you wish take your time

Little homie you don't ever have to step aside

Cause a lot of rules made well they don't apply

You ain't daddy's little girl I'm a little girl's dad

That's the way it's going to be

And I'm sorry you inherited a man's world baby

It's not the way it's got to be

You ain't daddy's little girl he's a little girl's dad

And it's your world to take back

Cause the men are going to try and tell you what you can and can't be

And you ain't going to stand for that