Daughter - Ben Rector

Are you okay if I just sing this song real quick?

Yeah, wait, loud

I sing generally pretty loud

Sing loud again

Okay, here we go

Lately I've been going through changes

I've been doing a little light rearranging

Blew up my whole life, I'm not complaining

Just thought I'd start with some honesty

I used to only be concerned with my career getting bigger

I started zoomin' out and seeing big pictures

I started focusin' on my father figure

And I see things a little differently

'Cause I got a daughter now

The most perfect tiny human

I got a daughter now

No idea what I'm doing

But the way that she smiles and the way that she laughs

Gives me some kind of peace like I never had

I guess I see what all the fuss is about

'Cause I got a daughter

I got a daughter now

And if I'm honest I love it

I wear dumb clothes now and I'm like what of it

There are innumerable things that I'm no longer above

That's more than fine with me, yeah

If that jar is stuck hand it here I can handle it

If that knee's scraped baby I can examine it

Judge me till you walk a mile in my socks and my sandals, kid

'Cause I got a daughter now

And she is everything to me

I got a daughter now

And suddenly I cry at movies

And the way that she smiles and the way that she laughs

Gives me some kind of peace like I never had

Guess I see what all the big whoop is about

'Cause I got a daughter

I got a daughter now

Yeah, I got a daughter now

Like I said, I started making some changes

I said no to some radio stations

I made some time for some family vacations

'Cause that's who I wanna be

'Cause my biggest fan doesn't care if I'm famous

Even though the people know what my name is

Yeah, like I said, I started making some changes

To be who I wanna be

'Cause I got a daughter now

And she is everything to me

I got a daughter now

And no idea what I'm doing

But the way that she smiles and the way that she laughs

Gives me some kind of peace like I never have had

I guess I see a bit different than now, oh yeah

I guess I understand what all the fuss is about

'Cause I got a daughter

I got a daughter now

I got a daughter now