Notes for My Teenage Daughter

lyrics & music by Wayne James

v1:

I read somewhere that this will pass

The expert said the pain won't last

Younger skies were clear and blue

On perfect days when I held you

Now teenage ways are cutting through

v2:

My memory fades like weathered snaps

The freckles made are at my back

The sun has left an ageing clue

To brighter days when I held you

Now teenage ways are cutting through

chorus:

Up on my shoulders playing parts

A horse, a hero, gallant hearts

I dared to make  a dream come true

I hope, I hope I've not lost you 

Now teenage ways are cutting through

v3:

You held my hand and fondness gazed

Upon a child who’d  found her ways

You grew up fast made my mistakes

Made them your own for your own sake

chorus:

Up on my shoulders playing parts

A horse, a hero, gallant hearts

I dared to make a dream come true

I hope, I hope I've not lost you 

Now teenage ways are cutting through

bridge:

See how the girl stands on her feet

I man the wings, in slow retreat

My Arms once caught her first step fall

Will words now soothe her when she calls

chorus (variation):

Upon my shoulders at the start

We strolled through days 

You held my heart

I tried to make a dream come true

I hope, I hope I've not lost you 

Now teenage ways keep cutting through

coda to close:

Now teenage ways keep cutting through