My Father's Daughter

she stepped off of the boat to
see flowers in his hands
the man she would marry was
as hard as mountains

she had eight children
in a one room log cabin
soon i'd be another star in this
family's constellation
in the land of the
midnight sun
searching for gold

i am my father's daughter
he has his mother's eyes
i am the product
of he's sacrifice

i am the accumulation
of the dreams of generations
and their stories live
through me like holy water

i am my father's daughter

my daddy raised me in a room log cabin
and he sang for me the songs his mother sang for him
and honkey-tonks, and
empty bars,just me and him
and that old guitar

he passed on a legacy
wrapped up in a melody
that i carry on
searching for gold

i am my father's daughter
i have his eyes
i am the product
of his sacrifice
i am the accumulation
of the dreams of generations
and their stories run
through me like holy water

i am my father's daughter

and every time i step on stage
and the music finds me
i don't need gold to remind me

i am my father's daughter
i have my grandmother's eyes
i am the product
of such sacrifice
i am the accumulation
of the dreams of generations
and their stories live
through me like holy water

i am my father's daughter
oh,i am my father's daughter