How’d You Grow A Girl

How'd you grow a girl?
In this world, in this world
How'd you grow a girl?

How do you raise 'em?
Protect them, save them
In an unfair world
In an unfair world

There's a thought in your brain
In a world that's insane
How do I fill them a life
(Mother! Daughter! Slut! Whore! Tory politician's wife!)

How'd you grow a girl?
In this world, in this world
How'd you grow a girl?

There's a thought in your head
I want her brave and fierce and well-read
Have the world as her own -- but it's not
(She'll see that once she's grown)

How'd you grow a girl?
In this world, in this world
How'd you grow a girl?

There's a battle in your soul
Do I tell her about a world that's out of control?
Where disparity exists
Will the patriarchy wish?
There's a cold hard fact
She'll be told how to act
And you'll prepare them for war
With her heart as her sword

How'd you grow a girl?
In this world, in this world
How'd you grow a girl?