Lyrics In Real Life

I go through phases with music. More like OCD cycles, you might say. I put a cd in, and listen to it repeatedly, sometimes weeks at a time. New artists make appearances, old ones come back for extended visits. I know the lyrics by heart within days. In fact, that is one of my favorite parts of listening to my favorite songs. Letting them become part of me, part of what I believe and ultimately, part of the structure of my being. I know, it sounds corny, but it's true.

Now that's out of the way, the following song has placed itself in a little corner of my heart and refuses to move. Every single word resonates in a way that you almost feel the person who wrote those words snuck up behind you. Now, I know this is a song that has been played out, it may be past its prime. But that does not detract from the weight of it as a whole. I believe every person should listen to this song, whether you have children now or sometime in the future.

"Daughters" by John Mayer

I know a girl
She puts the color inside of my world
But she's just like a maze
Where all of the walls all continually change
And I've done all I can
To stand on her steps with my heart in my hands
Now I'm starting to see
Maybe it's got nothing to do with me

Fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Oh, you see that skin?
It's the same she's been standing in
Since the day she saw him walking away
Now she's left
Cleaning up the mess he made

So fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Boys, you can break
You'll find out how much they can take
Boys will be strong
And boys soldier on
But boys would be gone without the warmth from
A womans good, good heart

On behalf of every man
Looking out for every girl
You are the god and the weight of her world

So fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too