In My Daughters Eyes - Substantial/JSOUL.mp3

[00:00.000] 作词 : Stanley Bryan Robinson
[00:01.000] 作曲 : Stanley Bryan Robinson/Jon Laine
[00:16.237] “It’s a man’s world” all about (him)
[00:18.990] ‘Cause, she cool but she not (him)
[00:21.055] Ladies first only when she put there by (him)
[00:23.574] Want her to take orders, never see her as a soldier
[00:26.376] Hold up! Let me stop acting like I’m not him
[00:28.346] Like I never womanized or undermined (her)
[00:31.104] Want her how I wanted, where I wanted when I wanted her
[00:34.037] In a home she made being treated like a foreigner
[00:36.467] Taught she only valuable if she got (him)
[00:38.618] And if she can have a baby boy by (him)
[00:41.157] Future male chauvinist just like (him)
[00:43.562] Would you want him for your daughter, how we plan on moving forward
[00:46.271] In order for us to grow gotta stop (him)/me
[00:48.851] From thinking that we’re better than or we own (her)
[00:51.407] Of course our destinies coincide
[00:53.889] So I gotta do better in my daughter’s eyes
[00:56.076] So you know you gotta...
[00:57.378] Keep growing, baby
[00:59.105] Keep growing, baby
[01:02.080] ‘Cause this world is yours baby
[01:04.671] It’s your baby
[01:07.718] Keep growing, baby
[01:09.499] Keep growing, baby
[01:11.084] ‘Cause you’re so much more baby
[01:14.733] Much more baby
[01:16.430] Had to raise a couple kids all without (him)
[01:18.618] But employers never give her what they got (him)
[01:21.034] Who get custody in most cases it’s not (him)
[01:23.542] Forced to do it with less, always doing her best
[01:26.239] But a good man, she lucky if she find (him)
[01:28.496] Like the same don’t apply the day he find (her)
[01:30.985] Would you drop everything so you could lift her up
[01:33.601] Like she did for you every time you had given up
[01:36.030] But you talking like she lucky that she not (him)
[01:38.500] Traumatized her for life, they just shot (him)
[01:40.974] Forced to find the strength to carry on without (him)
[01:43.508] Knowing your son could face the same and unbearable pain
[01:46.358] ‘Cause she know what this cruel world thinks of (him)
[01:48.626] What’s sadder is the world thinks less of (her)
[01:51.019] We all should be mortified…
[01:53.899] I pray we do better in our daughters’ eyes
[01:57.440] Keep growing, baby
[01:59.434] Keep growing, baby
[02:02.215] ‘Cause this world is yours baby
[02:04.571] It’s your baby
[02:07.627] Keep growing, baby
[02:09.512] Keep growing, baby
[02:11.817] ‘Cause you’re so much more baby
[02:14.488] Much more baby
[02:16.357] Taught you couldn’t do that ‘cause it’s for (him)
[02:18.639] TV showing less real you more (him)
[02:21.073] Got raped, your fault, shouldn’t lure (him)
[02:23.458] Like we ain’t got self control, all playing a roll
[02:26.214] In violence against her done by (him)
[02:28.498] Sad ‘cause I ain’t really care ‘til I had (her)
[02:31.158] A lot dudes complacent, ‘cause most are raising their sons
[02:33.875] What winner care about the losers when they’ve already won
[02:36.279]Whether we talking race or battle of the sexes
[02:38.843] Walking in their shoes, most valuable of lessons
[02:41.298] Seeing what my daughter gotta carry and it’s heavy
[02:43.881] Being black and woman, know we gotta get her ready
[02:46.335] Glad I got a Queen by my side to help lead her
[02:48.832] Love her more than life but some things I can’t teach her
[02:51.428] Her foundation must be fortified
[02:53.665] We plan to do right in our daughter’s eyes, so you know you’ve gotta
[02:57.376] Keep growing, baby
[02:59.543] Keep growing, baby
[03:02.492] ‘Cause this world is yours baby
[03:04.595] It’s your baby
[03:07.388] Keep growing, baby
[03:09.407] Keep growing, baby
[03:12.370] ‘Cause you’re so much more baby
[03:14.537] Much more baby...