Everything she sees, she says she wants
Everything she wants, I see she gets

That's my daughter in the water
Everything she owns, I bought her
Everything she owns

That's my daughter in the water
Everything she knows, I taught her
Everything she knows

Everything I say, she takes to heart
Everything she takes, she takes apart

That's my daughter in the water
Every time she fell, I caught her
Every time she fell

And that's my daughter in the water
I lost every time I fought her
Yeah, I lost every time

Every time she blinks, she'd strike somebody blind
Everything she thinks blows her tiny mind

That's my daughter in the water
Who'd have ever thought her?
Who'd have ever thought?

That's my daughter in the water
I lost every time I fought her
Yeah, I lost every time


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    At songfacts dot com, in the course of an interview with Loudon Wainwright III, there's this little mini-interview with Peter Belgvad about "Daughter." Quotes: Peter told us the story of "Daughter":

    As everyone knows, a parent's love for their child is partly narcissism. My daughter, Kaye, was 3 when I wrote the song - long enough for me to have recognized this fact in myself and seen it manifested in the behavior of other parents. It's natural, maybe even a crucial element, but the narcissism has to be watched, obviously. (Think of Dr. Evil and Mini-Me in Austin Powers). The comedy of all that amused me, and I didn't think anyone had treated that in a song before. I was vaguely thinking of Stevie Wonder singing "Isn't She Lovely" and Frank Sinatra singing "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" and I wanted to write something that would express that kind of love honestly but also hint at the complexities which come with that role and responsibility.

    The chord sequence is uplifting, but "Daughter" is maybe more sardonic than I think some people realize. It's about unconditional commitment to the task of raising a child, but it's also about the vanity and narcissism of the parent.

    DavorDivoron September 06, 2017   Link

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