Daddies N Daughters

To all the fathers havin' daughters Around the world, yeah Please be there for your baby girl We gotta be conscious how we Raise our daughters Because a girl's first love should be her father Women got trust issues (Trust issues), And they feel misused (Feel misused) 'Cause a man never loved her Whether the money long, or the money gone One thing for sure, two things for certain, My baby comin' home Wasn't never 'bout the presents, It was always 'bout the prescence From the past, to the future, to the present From the jungle to the desert From the rainbow to the treasure Rainin', stormin', any weather Never split, we stay together My realest love, and she forever Leave me stuck, no she will never Whether I'm stupid or I'm clever Our friendship would never sever And since you been born, You been my bestie in this world Ain't a thing on earth that'll turn me Against my girl Ain't no dignity, ain't no pride, there's nothin' that you can see And you got my support in whatever you wanna be And why you think I named you Liberty? Forever free Child of liberation, that name came to me in a dream You gave me somethin' to live for, but I'll give you my life Bein' a father to a daughter Man, that must be nice We gotta be conscious how we raise Our daughters Because a girl's first love should be her father Women got trust issues (Trust issues) And they feel misused (Feel misused) 'Cause a man never loved her They say a father is his daughter's first love That's why I'm raisin' a queen, she'll never settle for a thug Teach the world how to treat you And you'll never lower your standards College tuition gon' be paid off, whether Harvard or Stanford Go to Cal like your mama, continue bein' a Bear Go anywhere around the world, wherever you want, we there Yeah we never praise the money but we stickin' to the hustle Just to prevent what I went through, You ain't gon' never have to struggle Learn from my mistakes so we don't make mistakes again But mistakes a part of life, mistakes eventually help you win It's a blessing you are here, when you was born, I shed a tear Me and your granny, we was smilin' ear to ear And it ain't no better feeling in this world than bein' a father Learn to love and appreciate a woman when you have a daughter To all the men in the world, let's be conscious how we raise them Do your best to teach them more than the hood we was raised in We gotta be conscious how we raise Our daughters Because a girl's first love should be her father Women got trust issues (Trust issues) And they feel misused (Feel misused) 'Cause a man never loved her That's my best friend, 'til the end Can't nothin' come between us That's my best friend, 'til the end Can't nothin' break up this bond I'm so thankful to be a father to my daughter That's my best friend, forever and ever Daddy loves you Oh, that's my best friend That's my best friend That's my best friend We gotta be conscious how we raise our daughters We gotta be conscious how we raise our daughters