Still your Daddy

Verse 1

Pink plastic crowns on a Saturday floor

Tea cups lined up by the bedroom door

I’m wearin’ a cape, she’s bossin’ me ’round

Laughin’ so hard we’re both on the ground

She says, “Daddy, sit, you gotta behave”

I’d do anything just to see that face

From dollhouse dreams to hide-and-seek

Every little moment means everything

Chorus

I’ll play dress up, I’ll pour the tea

I’ll dance in circles if that’s what she needs

I’ll fix every scrape, scare away the dark

Carry her world inside my heart

She can grow as fast as she wants to

But one thing’s always gonna be true

No matter how far life takes her to

I’m still her daddy, still her best friend too

Verse 2

Training wheels fall, she don’t look back

Says, “Daddy, watch this,” down the cul-de-sac

First school dance, I wait up late

Headlights pull in, I thank God and wait

I see my smile in her laugh somehow

And her mama’s eyes look back at me now

Every year moves quicker than the last

I’m tryin’ to slow time, but it won’t last

Chorus

I’ll play dress up, I’ll pour the tea

I’ll stand in the rain at every game, every seat

I’ll bite my tongue, let her learn to fly

Say a prayer every time she cries

She can grow as fast as she wants to

But one thing’s always gonna be true

No matter how far life takes her to

I’m still her daddy, still her best friend too

Bridge

Now there’s boxes in her room

Dorm keys hangin’ from the rearview

She hugs me tight, tries not to cry

Says, “Dad, I’ll be okay, I promise I”

I nod my head, but my heart knows

Lettin’ go’s the hardest road

Chorus (Final)

I played dress up, I poured the tea

Watched a little girl turn into who she’d be

She’s chasin’ dreams, spreadin’ her wings

Still calls me first for everything

She’s all grown up, but I still do

What a daddy’s always gonna do

Through every chapter, old or new

I’m still her daddy, still her best friend too

Outro

She drives away, I wave and pray

Same love, just a different day

Yeah, she’s all grown up…

But I’m still her daddy