Before I have a daughter

I wanna build myself a garden

The kind I’ll have to water on the bad days

And the good ones too

And then I’ll try college

And realize that it’s not for me

And the takeaway is a heart will break in the time it takes

To make lemonade out of my family tree

And then I'll grow up

Make mistakes

And find a way to find some dumb luck

And then I’ll start believing

That life is a merry go round holding me down

Until I started to see that

This ride was only building me up just look at me now

Making peace and making up for all the lost time

Learning how to see myself through my mothers eyes

Before I have a daughter

I’ve always been a driver

Guided by my fear and my ability to dream

A stubborn northstar fighter

And I’m terrified that one day she’ll get that from me

I have to watch her grow up

Make mistakes the way I did when I was like she was

And then I’ll start believing

That life is a merry go round holding me down

Until I started to see that

This ride was only building me up just look at me now

Making peace and making up for all the lost time

Learning how to love without compromise

Before I have a daughter

Mmmm

And I’m growing up

Making mistakes breaking the chains before I break anymore hearts

Before I have a daughter

I wanna build myself a garden

The kind I have to water on the good days and the bad ones too