This is a song that Amy Ray wrote for her daughter. Throughout the song, you can hear them singing about animals having fun and sparklers and parties. This chorus was a product of Ray riffing with her daughter one day when she’d come to sit with her in her piano room. Ray had a jar of lollipops on h...
There's people everywhere, playing banjo
And the mandolin and guitar
What am I gonna do when she won’t sing with me?
She's got a lollipop, it's wild cherry
Her favorite flavor
She’s learning ukulele just like all the kids
She wants to play it her own way, just like I did
What am I gonna when my neighbors won't
Let their kid play with mine? We're wild cherry
Our favorite flavor
With a billion songs inside her
You'd be a fool to try to guide her
Sing along but she'll remind you
That fragile shell, you're too clumsy to hold it
Her little wings-life will unfold them
She can fly, why would you hold her back?
The sun is coming out, the sky is clearing
The animals run and jump, and people cheer
What am I gonna do? It's Independence Day
Now she's gonna play the drum
I see my neighbors and I say
Hey, have a lollipop
Hey, have a sparkler
Hey, let your light shine
Your favorite flavor, my favorite flavor, our favorite flavor
Favorite Flavor was written by Amy Ray.
Favorite Flavor was produced by John Reynolds.
Indigo Girls released Favorite Flavor on Fri May 22 2020.