Welling Up
Today I listened to John Mayer's latest album, Heavier Things, for the first time. I like him but I couldn't say exactly why, since I tend to dislike his contemporaries. His music has a kind of honesty that is refreshing even if it is at times too simple or neat. Anyway, he has a song called "Daughters" (lyrics below) and I cannot make it through the first chorus without crying. More specifically, it's the line "Daughters will love like you do" that always gets me. I'm welling up just reading the lyrics as I write this. This is not especially significant, given my propensity for tears and current station in life, but I share it with you nonetheless because that's what this thing is for.
If you'd like to hear this song, email me or leave a comment and I will arrange it.
I know a girl
She puts the color inside of my world
She's just like a maze
where all of the walls are continually changed
And I've done all I can
To stand on the steps with my heart in my hand
Now I'm starting to see
Maybe it's got nothing to do with meFathers, 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 tooOh, 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 madeSo 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 tooBoys, 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 warmth from
A woman's good, good heartOn behalf of every man
Looking out for every girl
You are the god and weight of her worldSo 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
This song might be too sappy or straightforward for most, but for a mushy new father like me, it tugs on my heart in just the right way. This is a good thing.
O, thak you Lincoln. I share your feeling and even more, this clear evidence of the truth exprest on such a lovely way. Please give a big kiss to both, mother and doughter and mother and doug.............
Posted by Deda at March 9, 2004 2:21 AM............................................
Arrange for me to hear this song - thank you.
Deda