Daughters by John Mayer discusses the impact parents have on their daughters love lives, inspired by a personal experience. Mayer wrote the song after an intimate conversation with his then-girlfriend, who shared how her troubled relationship with her father affected her romantic relationships. The song focuses on the realization of the significant influence parents have on their daughters ability to love and be loved.
I know a girl She puts the color inside of my world She's just like a maze Where all of the walls all continually change I've done all I can To stand on the steps with my heart in my hands Now I started to see Maybe it's got nothing to do with me
Fathers be good to your daughters Daughters will love like you do Girls become lovers who turn into mothers So mothers be good to your daughters too
Oh, you see that skin It's the same she's been standing in Since the day she saw him walkin' away Now she's left cleaning up the mess he made
So fathers be good to your daughters Daughters will love like you do Girls become lovers who turn into mothers So mothers be good to your daughters too
Boys you can break Find out how much they can take Boys will be strong and Boys soldier on But boys would be gone Without warmth of a woman's good good heart
On behalf of every man Looking out for every girl You are the god and the weight of her world
So fathers be good to your daughters Daughters will love like you do Girls become lovers who turn into mothers So mothers be good to your daughters too
So mothers be good to your daughters too So mothers be good to your daughters too