Little Girls

I'm sure you meant well
Just got a little ahead of yourself
When you put us down on the lowest shelf
Maybe you did it to soften the damage when we

Naturally fell
Took it to heart, we took all the fault
But we were just kids, we did nothing wrong
I'm sure you had your reasons, your personal demons

For getting high
Instead of fighting for us
Left high and dry
Thinkin' we weren't enough

Little girls
You teach 'em a love that they deserve
You're just a man, but you're half their world
More than a trophy or bows and curls

Little girls
Your lack of love feels like their curse
Nobody half as vulnerable
More than a dime piece
Little girls

Why didn't you feel like we were something to protect?
Or did you go out and forget?
Or am I so up-tight, could it be that simple?

See, I'm tryna be gentle
'Cause I know your psyche is fragile
Don't know how much truth you can handle
Last time I was honest you cried on my bedroom floor

And somehow I
Was the one comforting you
So, I wiped my eyes
And I felt like a fool

Little girls
You teach 'em a love that they deserve
You're just a man, but you're half their world
More than a trophy or bows and curls

Little girls
Your lack of love feels like their curse
Nobody half as vulnerable
More than a dime piece
Little girls

All grown-up
Fall but I don't know how to love
Try but I don't know how to trust

Can you hear my soul
Or am I too emotional?
I really hope you'll hear my call
Remember I'm still your
Little girl