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The Dark And Twisty Road Lyrics
Little girl in your dress of snowy white
Get behind me, safe from creatures of the night
Long ago and far away, hunting my demons down
To make you a safer way, down
This dark and twisty road
Little girl, keep yourself upon the trail
If you stray, you'll become a cautionary tale
With these arms and with these fists, I'll keep you safe and sound
Through the forest and the mists, run down
This dark and twisty road.
Run little girl,
've got your back you're covered now
Go and run and hide yourself, you're safe
Run little girl,
've got your back you're covered now
Go and run and hide yourself, you're safe
Little girl, one day I'll give you away
Though I'll miss you, I can't ask you to stay
Your whole life until this day, I have protected you
If you'll need me on your way, I'll be around
This dark and twisty road
Run little girl,
've got your back you're covered now
Go and run and hide yourself, you're safe
Run little girl,
've got your back you're covered now
Go and run and hide yourself, you're safe
Get behind me, safe from creatures of the night
Long ago and far away, hunting my demons down
To make you a safer way, down
This dark and twisty road
If you stray, you'll become a cautionary tale
With these arms and with these fists, I'll keep you safe and sound
Through the forest and the mists, run down
This dark and twisty road.
've got your back you're covered now
Go and run and hide yourself, you're safe
Run little girl,
've got your back you're covered now
Go and run and hide yourself, you're safe
Though I'll miss you, I can't ask you to stay
Your whole life until this day, I have protected you
If you'll need me on your way, I'll be around
This dark and twisty road
've got your back you're covered now
Go and run and hide yourself, you're safe
Run little girl,
've got your back you're covered now
Go and run and hide yourself, you're safe
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As with many of his lyrics, Robert draws heavily on his own relationships with his daughters; this song is about a father's life-long relationship with his daughter.
At first, he is keeping her safe from the perils of growing up, but he begins to gradually let her walk on her own. Eventually, he lets almost completely go of her when she gets married, but reminds her that he is still her father and will always be around to offer guidance, advice and protection if she needs them.
I think this is a message to his daughter Isabella.
That would make sense. This song reminds me so much of my Dad.
That would make sense. This song reminds me so much of my Dad.
This song reminds me of little red ridding hood not what it about (maybe) it's just what it reminds me of
This song is about innocence(in this case the Little girl in the dress of snowy white) and protecting it. "If you stray, you'll become a cautionary tale" means that people who have lost their innocence (mainly children) are used as a tale to others to help them keep their innocence. However everyone gives up their innocence when they grow up, giving it away