This song is about how important a fathers relationship is with his daughter and a father should be good to his daugher because she will look for a husband who treats her like her dad has. This is true in real like too. This song is also about the type of husband that Alanis is looking for. These 2 things are seperated by the even and odd numbered lyrics.
In the songs lyrics, the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th verse's desribe what she is looking for or wants in a man while the 2nd, 4th and 6th verse's describe how a father should treat her daughter, so that she will look for those same traits in a man resulting in a more loving, healthy happy relationship for his daughter.
This song is about how important a fathers relationship is with his daughter and a father should be good to his daugher because she will look for a husband who treats her like her dad has. This is true in real like too. This song is also about the type of husband that Alanis is looking for. These 2 things are seperated by the even and odd numbered lyrics.
In the songs lyrics, the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th verse's desribe what she is looking for or wants in a man while the 2nd, 4th and 6th verse's describe how a father should treat her daughter, so that she will look for those same traits in a man resulting in a more loving, healthy happy relationship for his daughter.