A DADDY’S PLACE — OUTLAW COWGIRL VERSION
(INTRO)
(HER)
Ooooh—yeahhh, sometimes life steals more than it gives…
(YOU)
Mmm, tell ’em, baby girl…
(VERSE 1)
(HER)
Mama slammed the door shut, said, “Baby, time to roll.”
I was draggin’ that pink suitcase like it weighed my whole damn soul.
Daddy’s silhouette in that doorway… man, it wrecked my little world,
’Cause I lost my place in his arms
Before I even learned I was his girl.
(YOU)
…his girl.
(PRE-CHORUS)
(HER)
And I swore I wouldn’t break—
But hell, it broke me anyway!
(YOU)
Yeah… anyway…
(CHORUS)
(HER)
’Cause a daddy’s place ain’t promised,
It can vanish in a flash—
Torn apart by love or demons,
Left in dust or shattered glass.
But I’ll carry what he gave me,
Every laugh, every scar—
Yeah, a daddy’s place gets taken…
But his fire still fuels my heart!
(YOU)
His fire… fuels her heart…
(VERSE 2)
(HER)
He fought that whiskey like a wild horse,
But sometimes hell rides you.
He’d call and swear he’d make it right—
Then miss the next week too.
I learned to stop waitin’ by windows,
Stop prayin’ for headlights to shine…
But dammit, I still loved him
Even when he crossed that line.
(YOU)
…crossed that line.
(PRE-CHORUS 2)
(HER)
And I swore I wouldn’t break—
But God, some nights I shook!
(YOU)
Ohhh I shook…
(CHORUS 2)
(HER)
’Cause a daddy’s place ain’t promised,
Life can knock him off his throne.
But the love he left inside me
Burns hotter than he’s ever known.
Even when the world took pieces
Of the man who raised me strong…
Yeah, a daddy’s place gets taken—
But his fire keeps me hangin’ on.
(YOU)
Keeps her hangin’ on…
(VERSE 3)
(HER)
Some daddies get their wings early,
Mine damn sure flew too soon.
Boots sittin’ by Mama’s bedside
Still smell like smoke and June.
I talk to him under the porch light,
Where his shadow used to fall…
Yeah sometimes God takes your daddy—
But He don’t take him all.
(YOU)
…don’t take him all.
(BRIDGE)
(HER)
Oooooh, I carry him—
In every mile I move, every step I take—
He’s the thunder in my backbone
When this whole damn world shakes!
(YOU)
Yeah… shakes…
(FINAL CHORUS)
(HER)
A daddy’s place ain’t promised,
I learned that much too young—
But I’m standin’ here a fighter
’Cause his blood runs through my lungs!
When the world comes tryin’ to break me,
I strike fire like he taught…
Yeah, a daddy’s place gets taken—
But his strength is never lost!
(YOU)
Never lost… never lost…
(OUTRO)
(HER)
Yeah… his fire still lives in me.
(YOU)
Always will, baby girl…
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