Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song In My Daughters' Eyes , by - Substantial. Release date: 17.06.2021
Song language: English
In My Daughters' Eyes |
| Want her to take orders, never see her as a soldier |
| Hold up! |
| Let me stop acting like I’m not him |
| Like I never womanized or undermined (her) |
| Want her how I wanted, where I wanted when I wanted her |
| In a home she made being treated like a foreigner |
| Taught she only valuable if she got (him) |
| And if she can have a baby boy by (him) |
| Future male chauvinist just like (him) |
| Would you want him for your daughter, how we plan on moving forward |
| In order for us to grow gotta stop (him)/me |
| From thinking that we’re better than or we own (her) |
| Of course our destinies coincide |
| So I gotta do better in my daughter’s eyes |
| So you know you gotta… |
| HOOK (JSOUL & Substantial) |
| Keep growing, baby |
| Keep growing, baby |
| ‘Cause this world is yours baby |
| It’s your baby |
| Keep growing, baby |
| Keep growing, baby |
| ‘Cause you’re so much more baby |
| Much more baby |
| Had to raise a couple kids all without (him) |
| But employers never give her what they got (him) |
| Who get custody in most cases it’s not (him) |
| Forced to do it with less, always doing her best |
| But a good man, she lucky if she find (him) |
| Like the same don’t apply the day he find (her) |
| Would you drop everything so you could lift her up |
| Like she did for you every time you had given up |
| But you talking like she lucky that she not (him) |
| Traumatized her for life, they just shot (him) |
| Forced to find the strength to carry on without (him) |
| Knowing your son could face the same and unbearable pain |
| ‘Cause she know what this cruel world thinks of (him) |
| What’s sadder is the world thinks less of (her) |
| We all should be mortified… |
| I pray we do better in our daughters' eyes |
| HOOK |
| Taught you couldn’t do that ‘cause it’s for (him) |
| TV showing less real you more (him) |
| Got raped, your fault, shouldn’t lure (him) |
| Like we ain’t got self control, all playing a roll |
| In violence against her done by (him) |
| Sad ‘cause I ain’t really care ‘til I had (her) |
| A lot dudes complacent, ‘cause most are raising their sons |
| What winner care about the losers when they’ve already won |
| Whether we talking race or battle of the sexes |
| Walking in their shoes, most valuable of lessons |
| Seeing what my daughter gotta carry and it’s heavy |
| Being black and woman, know we gotta get her ready |
| Glad I got a Queen by my side to help lead her |
| Love her more than life but some things I can’t teach her |
| Her foundation must be fortified |
| We plan to do right in our daughter’s eyes |
| HOOK |