[ Daughters ]
[Intro]
If I had a daughter, I wouldn’t want her to meet me
I’d tell her, daughter, stay away from boys like me…
If I had a daughter, I’d tell her to trust me
(Never trust a heart that runs too free…)
[Verse 1]
If I had a daughter, wouldn’t want her near me,
Wouldn’t want her chasing love that disappears like smoke and whiskey.
I’ve been a lesson, not a blessing, left too many tears behind me,
If I had a daughter, I’d tell her—don’t you fall for my kind (don’t love me).
[Pre-Chorus]
To fathers out there with daughters,
Sorry I broke them, your daughters.
Sorry, I used them, your daughters.
Sorry, they met me, your daughters.
Sorry, I forgot names, your daughters…
[Chorus]
If you ever meet a boy like me… run, run, run!
Don’t give him the keys to the cookie just for fun, fun, fun—
(Let him starve, he's a vulture, he'll find someone else's daughter.)
He'll whisper sweet lies, say you're the one, one, one—
But he's just another thief, taking love, he’ll call it banter.
[Verse 2]
If I had a daughter, wouldn’t want her near me,
Wouldn’t want her falling for these puppy dog eyes—I’m a wolf in puppy fur.
I’m a curse, not a blessing—drop your guard, and you’ll just say "purr!"
If I had a daughter, I’d tell her—don’t mistake hunger for love (don’t feed me).
[Chorus]
If you ever meet a boy like me… run, run, run!
Don’t give him the keys to the cookie just for fun, fun, fun—
Let him starve, he's a vulture, he'll find someone else's (daughter.)
He'll whisper sweet lies, say you're the one, one, one—
But he's just another thief, taking love, he’ll call it banter.
[Rap Verse]
I was a thief, stealing love I never meant to keep,
I was a ghost, disappearing before they could see me deep.
You can’t fix him, you didn’t break him,
Since when are you a mechanic?
Even fixers know when to scrap the trash,
If I had a daughter, I’d teach her—the game ain’t worth the pain.
Sorry, I forgot your daughters' names…
Was it Kelly, Megan, Tracy, Bianca, Elle, Ashley, Eva—
who I told “Together 4 Eva”… (we ain’t got all day, it will take forever.)
[Chorus]
If you ever meet a boy like me… run, run, run!
Don’t give him the keys to the cookie just for fun, fun, fun—
Let him starve, he's a vulture, he'll find someone else's (daughter.)
He'll whisper sweet lies, say you're the one, one, one—
But he's just another thief, taking love, he’ll call it banter.
[Outro]
To every daughter, every heart I’ve let down,
I’m sorry. I should’ve been better.
To every father out there—yeah, I get it now.
If I had a daughter…
(run, run, run… )
[fade-out, lingering piano notes…]
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