THE DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE
THINK I COULD TELL YOU
THAT FIRST SENTENCE
BUT THEN I'M LOST
I CAN'T BEGIN TO COUNT
THE THEORIES
I'VE HAD POUNDED
IN MY HEAD
THAT I FORGOT
I DON'T REMEMBER
ALL THAT SPANISH
OR THE GETTYSBURG
ADDRESS
BUT THERE IS
ONE SPEECH FROM
HIGH SCHOOL
I'LL NEVER FORGET
COME ON IN BOY
SIT ON DOWN
AND TELL ME
'BOUT YOURSELF
SO YOU LIKE
MY DAUGHTER
DO YA NOW
YEAH WE THINK
SHE'S SOMETHIN' ELSE
SHE'S HER DADDY'S GIRL
HER MAMA'S WORLD
SHE DESERVES RESPECT
AND THAT'S
WHAT SHE'LL GET
AIN'T IT SON
NOW Y'ALL RUN ALONG
AND HAVE SOME FUN
I'LL SEE YOU
WHEN YOU GET BACK
BET I'LL BE UP ALL NIGHT
STILL CLEANIN' THIS GUN
WELL NOW THAT
I'M A FATHER
I'M SCARED TO DEATH
ONE DAY
MY DAUGHTER
IS GONNA FIND
THAT TEENAGE BOY
I USED TO BE
THAT SEEMS TO HAVE
JUST ONE THING
ON HIS MIND
SHE'S GROWIN' UP
SO FAST
IT WON'T BE LONG
BEFORE
YEAH I'LL HAVE TO PUT
THE FEAR-A GOD
INTO SOME KID
AT THE DOOR
YEAH COME ON IN BOY
SIT ON DOWN
AND TELL ME
'BOUT YOURSELF
SO YOU LIKE
MY DAUGHTER
DO YOU NOW
YEAH WE THINK
SHE'S SOMETHIN' ELSE
SHE'S HER DADDY'S GIRL
HER MAMA'S WORLD
SHE DESERVES RESPECT
THAT'S WHAT
SHE'LL GET
NOW AIN'T IT SON
NOW Y'ALL GO OUT
AND HAVE SOME FUN
AND I'LL SEE YOU
WHEN YOU GET BACK
PROBABLY BE
UP ALL NIGHT
STILL CLEANIN' THIS GUN
NOW IT'S ALL FOR SHOW
AIN'T NOBODY
GONNA GET HURT
IT'S JUST A DADDY THING
AND HEY
BELIEVE ME
MAN IT WORKS
YEAH COME ON IN BOY
SIT ON DOWN
AND TELL ME
'BOUT YOURSELF
SO YOU LIKE
MY DAUGHTER
DO YOU NOW
YEAH WE THINK
SHE'S SOMETHIN' ELSE
SHE'S HER DADDY'S GIRL
HER MAMA'S WORLD
SHE DESERVES RESPECT
THAT'S WHAT
SHE'LL GET
AIN'T IT SON
NOW Y'ALL RUN ALONG
AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN
AND I'LL SEE YOU
WHEN YOU GET BACK
PROBABLY BE UP
ALL NIGHT
STILL CLEANIN' THIS GUN
HA HA
UH SON
NOW Y'ALL BUCKLE UP
AND HAVE HER BACK
BY TEN
UH LET'S SAY
'BOUT NINE-THIRTY
DRIVE SAFE