The World Is New (Ode To The Father Of A Teenage Daughter)

Tread lightly, galumphing father
Like a bull in a china shop
You sharpened your horns
Ran into the storm
But the storm didn't even stop

Maybe your approach was just awkward
And next time you'll surely do better
It's an emotional kind of weather
A storm that soon will pass

Time to open the window and let in
The sounds of the wind and the rain and the world
As it howls and it laughs and it cries
And it falls like a tear
The world is new to those who just got here
The world is new to those who just got here

Sometimes listening is all that's needed
No lectures or need for reasons
Swinging a hammer to fix all the words
But the words are broken, they just want to be heard

So open the window and let in
The voice of the wind and the rain
And the personal choices
It's not about you or the things that you fear
The world is new to those who just got here
The world is new to those who just got here

And I know it's hard
You've been standing guard
Over her world
Since she was small
But she's getting strong
Just like her mom
And just like you

So tread lightly, galumphing father
That's your amazing daughter
They grow up while you're underwater
So don't stay underwater too long

Time to open the windows and let in
The light as it blinds and it burns
And it warms and it shines
And it lights up the dark to defeat its own fears
The world is new to those who just got here
The world is new to those who just got here

The world is new to those who just got here
The world is new to those who just got here
The world is new to those who just got here
The world is new to those who just got here
The world is new to those who just got here
The world is new to those who just got here