Little Girl's Dad-Urthboy

[ti:Little Girl's Dad] [ar:Urthboy] [al:The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Little Girl's Dad - Urthboy [00:09.94]I kept a little journal from before you were born [00:12.57]And wrote about the shape of mama's belly you formed [00:14.88]I filled a lot of pages up inside that first six months [00:17.33]You notice every single movement and it's all too much [00:19.74]Brought you back to our tiny two bedder in dulwich hill [00:22.62]Salute to the red brick to some of us you're still a big deal [00:26.22]You see I never thought I'd own my home [00:27.90]But here we are as the sun sets neighbour chats away on his phone [00:30.61]They say you grow up so quick I don't know about that [00:33.38]But your clothes sure as hell do [00:34.67] [00:35.79]And now lunch is getting packed and my diary lost track [00:37.89] [00:38.53]So I've got something to tell you [00:39.86] [00:40.93]You ain't daddy's little girl I'm a little girl's dad [00:43.56]That's the way it's going to be [00:45.05] [00:46.15]And I'm sorry you inherited a man's world baby [00:48.05] [00:48.70]It's not the way it's got to be [00:50.26] [00:51.26]You ain't daddy's little girl he's a little girl's dad [00:53.74]And it's your world to take back [00:55.43] [00:56.32]Cause the men are going to try and tell you what you can and can't be [00:59.51]And you ain't going to stand for that [01:01.15] [01:01.71]That's a nice way of saying that [01:02.97] [01:09.16]So let's start this one again [01:10.27] [01:11.12]There's so many textbooks websites experts [01:13.06] [01:13.62]Telling you the way you should bring up your kid [01:16.23]When genetics kick in there isn't a way of knowing anything [01:18.26]About the thousand lives you may live [01:20.74] [01:21.36]We don't keep it safe as we can possibly make it [01:24.01]Cause I don't want to wrap you up in wool [01:25.80] [01:26.61]Thought it was different but I was mistaken [01:28.12] [01:28.74]If I ever led you to believe that we're in control [01:30.74] [01:31.29]See your chubby little arms reaching up to be held [01:33.87]I just want to hold you tightly and shield any pain [01:36.53]With your head upon my shoulders you can feel how the fire works [01:39.22]But also be protected from the heat of the flame [01:41.96]And when it seems like despair in this broken world [01:44.30]Knowing I will be there and ready whenever you fall [01:46.66]Ou're somebody's revelation ain't nobody's girl [01:48.62] [01:49.13]So no matter what direction you walk kid you've got my support [01:52.54]They say you grow up so quick I don't know about that [01:54.87]'Cause you learn with everything you do [01:56.36] [01:57.44]Now the months are so packed and my diary lost track [01:59.82]So I've got something to tell you [02:01.95]Let me say it like [02:02.85]You ain't daddy's little girl I'm a little girl's dad [02:05.18]That's the way it's going to be [02:06.81] [02:07.74]And I'm sorry you inherited a man's world baby [02:09.73] [02:10.33]It's not the way it's got to be [02:11.88] [02:12.97]You ain't daddy's little girl he's a little girl's dad [02:15.40]And it's your world to take back [02:16.84] [02:17.86]Cause the men are going to try and tell you what you can and can't be [02:20.92]And you ain't going to stand for that [02:22.52] [02:33.09]You make your mistakes I've made mine [02:34.69] [02:35.32]You do as you wish take your time [02:37.03] [02:37.70]Say whatever you think that's your right [02:39.40] [02:40.20]What does life in the other's shoes look like [02:42.07] [02:42.66]Ou were born with a strength you could never hide [02:45.01] [02:45.80]So when they try you push you to the side [02:47.76]Push em right back you don't ever have to step aside [02:50.61]Cause a lot of rules made well they don't apply [02:53.06]You make your mistakes I've made mine [02:54.83] [02:55.55]You do as you wish take your time [02:57.69] [02:58.26]Little homie you don't ever have to step aside [03:00.58]Cause a lot of rules made well they don't apply [03:02.64] [03:04.13]You ain't daddy's little girl I'm a little girl's dad [03:06.52]That's the way it's going to be [03:08.01] [03:08.94]And I'm sorry you inherited a man's world baby [03:10.89] [03:11.67]It's not the way it's got to be [03:13.21] [03:14.13]You ain't daddy's little girl he's a little girl's dad [03:16.70]And it's your world to take back [03:18.22] [03:19.10]Cause the men are going to try and tell you what you can and can't be [03:22.02]And you ain't going to stand for that