But Daddy I Love Him

I forget how the West was won
I forget if this was ever fun
I just learned this people only raise you
To cage you

Sarahs and Hannahs in the Sunday best,
Clutching their pearls, sighing, what a mess
I just learned this people try and save you
‘Cause they hate you

Too high a horse
For a simple girl to rise above it
They slammed the door
On my whole world
The one thing I wanted

Now I’m
Running with my dress unbuttoned
Screaming, “But daddy I love him
I’m having his baby”
No I’m not, but you should see your faces

I’m telling him to floor it through thе fences
No I’m not coming to my senses
I know he’s crazy, but he’s the one I want

Dutiful daughter, all my plans were laid
Tendrils tucked into a woven braid
Growing up precocious sometimes means
Not growing up at all

He was chaos, he was revelry
Bedroom eyes like a remedy
Soon enough the elders had convened
Down at the city hall

Stay away from her
The saboteurs protested too much
Lord knows the words we never heard
Just screeching tires of true love

And now I’m
Running with my dress unbuttoned
Screaming, “But daddy I love him
I’m having his baby”
No I’m not, but you should see your faces

I’m telling him to floor it through thе fences
No I’m not coming to my senses
I know he’s crazy, but he’s the one I want

I’ll tell you something right now
I’d rather burn my whole life down
Than listen to one more second
Of all this bitching and moaning

I’ll tell you something by my good name
It’s mine alone to disgrace
I don’t cater to all these vipers
Dressed in empath’s clothing

God save the most judgmental creeps
Who say they want what’s best for me
Sanctimoniously performing soliloquies I’ll never see
Thinking it can change the beat
Of my heart when he touches me
And counteract the chemistry
And undo the destiny

You ain’t gotta pray for me
Me and my wild boy, and all of his wild joy
If all you want is gray for me
That’s just white noise
That’s just my choice

There’s a lot of people in town
That I bestow upon my fakest smiles
Scandal does funny things to pride
But brings lovers closer

We came back when the heat died down
Went to my parents and they came around
All the wine moms are still holding out
But fuck ‘em, it’s over

And now I’m
Dancing in my dress in the sun and
Even my daddy just loves him
And I’m his lady
And oh my god, you should see your faces

Time, doesn’t it give some perspective?
And no, you can’t come to the wedding
I know he’s crazy, but he’s the one I want

I’ll tell you something right now
You ain’t gotta pray for me
Me and my wild boy, and all of his wild joy
(He was chaos, he was revelry)
If all you want is gray for me
That’s just white noise
That’s my choice

Screaming, “But daddy I love him
I’m having his baby”
No I’m not
But you
You should see your faces
But, oh my god, you should see our faces
(He was chaos, he was revelry)