I have a daughter

I have a daughter

I dress her in pink

And tell her to try very hard not to think

Its dangerous you know

To believe fairytale prose

Like equal work for equal wage

It really could happen some day

I have a daughter

I dress her in pink

I have a daughter

I dress her in green

And tell her to grow up not to look like me

Grow up to be tall, long, lean

Hide your face behind makeup before you are seen

Because beauty is currency and you can trade

No one is interested in your soul anyway

I have a daughter

I dress her in green

I have a daughter

I dress her in blue

And tell her she will always have a right to choose

Unless she is forced

then we’ll ask with remorse

But what did you wear, what did you drink

and why were you there

I have a daughter

I dress her in blue

I have a daughter

I dress her in red

And tell her if she guards her virginity one day she’ll be wed

And then she can stand proudly as the Minister intones

About how woman was made from Adam’s bone

And how her husband, like Jesus, shall be the head

And she, the church, his body that bled

I have a daughter

I dress her in red

I have a daughter

I dress her in white

And tell her how to avoid getting into fights

Because boys will be boys and they can’t control

And as women we must learn this role

Be meek and mild, know your place

To ensure his fist doesn’t connect with your face

I have a daughter

I dress her in white

I have a daughter

I dress her

in black.