Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Dad told me, "Son, grow slow"
"Don't trust the first sweet face you know"
He said, "Keep your back to the wall"
"Life takes more than it shows"
[Pre-Chorus]
He said, "Sleep with one eye wide"
"Don't let your heart get dragged outside"
"And when it hurts, don't chase the pain"
"Name it once, then move again"
[Chorus]
Dad told me, dad told me
Hold your ground when the world gets cold
Dad told me, dad told me
Love with care, but don't lose your soul
Stay loyal, stay wary
Don't give your whole heart away too early
Dad told me, dad told me
Some things break, but you still stand
[Verse 2]
I learned that lesson in my chest
Some nights I lost, some nights I guessed
A pretty smile can hide a storm
A good hand still can leave you worn
And when my mind went low and black
I heard his voice come running back
"Don't call yourself the damage done"
"You're still a son, you're still my son"
[Pre-Chorus]
He said, "Talk before you fall"
"Don't let the dark name it all"
"Pick your people, keep them true"
"Half a lie will bury you"
[Chorus]
Dad told me, dad told me
Hold your ground when the world gets cold
Dad told me, dad told me
Love with care, but don't lose your soul
Stay loyal, stay wary
Don't give your whole heart away too early
Dad told me, dad told me
Some things break, but you still stand
[Bridge]
Now I see his weathered hands
All the weight that made me stand
He wasn't perfect, he was real
Gave me scars and gave me steel
[Chorus]
Dad told me, dad told me
Hold your ground when the world gets cold
Dad told me, dad told me
Love with care, but don't lose your soul
Stay loyal, stay wary
Don't give your whole heart away too early
Dad told me, dad told me
Some things break, but you still stand
Style
pop-emo acoustic with male vocalsmidtempo strum in 4/4 and a steady kick-tap pulse; verse stays intimate with picked guitar and a fragile close-mic vocalpre-chorus opens with stacked harmonies and rising acoustic layerschorus lands on broad strummed chords and a simple sing-back hook. add a muted shaker lifta single reverse-guitar swell into each chorusand a final bridge with just voice and guitar before the last chorus blooms. warmrawand radio-ready with a dusty bedroom mix.acousticpopemo
Prompt
A song about what my dad told me when I was young the title should be “dad told me,” it has to be how life is, mental health relationship, being loyal and cautious of women, pop, emo acoustic, male
Credits
Prompt by
Tonnie
TonnieGeneratedApr 28, 2026
ModelAria v5.5
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