Girl

Oh, girl, you’re gonna

Have to grow up.

You’re gonna have to be strong

And navigate the storm.

Oh, and you won’t want

To hear it from me

But I am not letting go.

I think you ought to know.

Oh, girl, when you see

That the waves

Are crashing over your head,

Remember what I said.

Oh, that when you walk

Through the flames,

You know I walked

Through them too

And I believe in you.

And I’d keep you safe,

I would keep you safe, safe

And tell the world to wait,

To wait, to wait.

Oh girl, you’ve got

To love your own soul.

You’ve got to keep it from fools

And keep it like a jewel.

Oh, and you won’t

Want to hear it from me

But you were not meant

To be tied up in chains,

You were meant to be free.

And I’d keep you safe,

I would keep you safe, safe

And tell the world to wait,

To wait, to wait.