“Dear Daughter” is a song written by Lzzy Hale with help from band member Joe Hottinger and producer Dave Bassett about the inspirational and supportive words she grew up hearing. The song is her effort to inspire and empower others in the same way.
Originally released in 2015 on the album Into The...
[Verse 1]
Dear daughter
Hold your head up high
There's a world outside that's passing by
Dear daughter
Never lose yourself
Remember that you're like nobody else
[Pre-Chorus]
Life throws you into the unknown
And you feel like you're out there all alone
[Chorus]
These are words that every girl should have a chance to hear
There will be love, there will be pain
There will be hope, there will be fear
And through it all, year after year
Stand or fall I will be right here for you
[Verse 2]
Dear daughter
Don't worry about those stupid girls
If they try to bring you down
It's cause they're scared and insecure
Dear daughter
Don't change for any man
Even if he promises the stars
And takes you by the hand
[Pre-Chorus]
Life throws you into the unknown
And you feel like you're out there all alone
[Chorus]
These are words that every girl should have a chance to hear
There will be love, there will be pain
There will be hope, there will be fear
And through it all, year after year
Stand or fall I will be right here for you
[Bridge]
Dear daughter
I was just like you
And just like me you're gonna make it through
[Chorus]
These are words that every girl should have a chance to hear
There will be love, there will be pain
There will be hope, there will be fear
And through it all, year after year
Stand or fall I will be right here
And after all I will be be right here for you
Dear Daughter was written by Lzzy Hale & Joseph Hottinger & Dave Bassett.
Dear Daughter was produced by Jay Joyce.
Halestorm released Dear Daughter on Fri Apr 10 2015.
Hale wrote on her Tumblr page:
I’d like to elaborate on our song ‘Dear Daughter,’ which started out as more or less a jotting down of things my mother and father told me as a kid. What it became was so much more than just me quoting my parents. The song has taken on a life of its own and is such a...