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Song for my Daughter

Lyrics: Stanley Péan / Music: Lucie Roy

This is me tryin’
To keep myself from cryin’
As I watch you flirt with disaster
This is me tryin’

Sleepless nights prayin’
That you could hear me sayin’
I miss our long-gone days of laughter
This is me tryin’

I was alone and so very young
I tried to show you right from wrong
Even if I’d known all along
Life could teach you other songs

I’m still single, so much in doubt
I still don’t know what life’s about
Hoped one day we’d find a way
A way to make love prevail

This is me tryin’
To save you from becomin’
One of those lambs ready for slaughter
This is me tryin’

Sleepless nights prayin’
I could keep you from strayin’
We’ll always be mother and daughter
This is me tryin’

I was alone and such a young fool
I did what I could to look cool
For my heart was well schooled
I tried to show you some rules

Sleepless nights worryin’
Through the city scurryin’
Wishin’ no one will ever hurts
Wishin’ no one will ever hurts
Wishin’ no one will ever hurts my daughter
This is me tryin’
This is me cryin’