C-Jay - If I Had a Daughter lyrics

[Hook 1: CJay] Oh daughter of mine I say, oh daughter of mine I say (You can change) Oh daughter of mine I say (You can change) Oh daughter of mine I say (You can change) (Repeat) [Verse 1: CJay] If I had a daughter I would raise her right Show her the way of life to make up for my father's mistake in life Teach her right from wrong and I won't have to say it twice And if I'm wrong and her moms wrong well I guess two wrongs don't make a right I'd stay up late at night and ask her what her grades are like Teach her to pray at night, tuck her in and say good night I want you to have nice things so I'd work day and night Ugh They wanna evict us and I haven't paid the lights Ladies let me say this and I ain't asking you to take it light But I don't like this generation and girls nowadays are like Exactly less cla**y, dress trashy get nasty Hoes they get happy to throw the s** at me The men's mental mind wasn't meant for mine My yute you a badman eeee? No one is a gentleman I won't give away my daughter at the alter Cuz men are stuck on s** and it sells; destined to fail "I'm a bad b**h" you see how they're addressing themselves? Demand respect do they even have respect for themselves If only it took me an hour to understand p**y is power I would tell women distribute power wisely The type to give it up cuz n***as blowing kisses at em Address yourself as Mrs./Madame With the rib from Adam Knew she was a b**h and that was when she bit the apple Eve no disrespect intended that was precedented Presented from the Old Testament The King James Version I guess in life the good things ain't certain You women should've acknowledged me but you wouldn't I guess it's hard to find good quality in a woman Daughter of mine I say oh daughter of mine I say (You could change) [Verse 2: CJay] If you were my daughter I would try to uplift you If you are willing to receive then I will give you The insight to take you to a higher place; you took flight You want the wrong look when you naturally look right The type to make a brother double take; he have to look twice Beautiful but you are worth more than what you look like I'm not s**ist, neither am I misogynist Isn't it obvious gender hated ain't what the problem is There ain't no positive role models when you should look up to a Clair Huxtable Good luck to you I value you, you're valuable, I'm reaching out to you How could you walk the wrong path when there's a different route to choose You see.. Women's intelligence level is a blessing from god Treat you like the princess that you are My women don't forget your history and what you been through You know how to continue; what you put out is what you put in you Knowledge apply to your mental; wisdom: making smart decisions Think about the vulnerable women and the foster children I have faith in you and two things to say to you Praise the man above you and daddy loves you [Hook 2: CJay] Oh daughter of mine I say, oh daughter of mine I say (You can change) Oh daughter of mine I say (You can change) Oh daughter of mine I say (You can change) (Repeat) [Hook 3: CJay] Oh daughter of mine I say, oh daughter of mine I say (You can change) Oh daughter of mine I say (You can change) Oh daughter of mine I say (You can change) (Repeat)