"If I Had a Daughter" (Marilyn Monroe's  Song)

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IF I HAD A DAUGHTER,

I'D TELL HER SHE WAS PRETTY,

I'D TELL HER SHE WAS PRETTY EVERYDAY.

ALL LITTLE GIRLS

SHOULD ALL GET TO FEEL

THEY'RE PRETTY TO SOMEONE,

EVEN IF SOMEONE IS ONLY THEIR MOTHERS.

MOTHERS SEE WHAT'S REAL.

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IF I HAD A DAUGHTER,
I'D TELL HER SHE WAS SMART,
SO VERY SMART, NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY.
THEY'LL TAKE ONE LOOK
AND THINK THAT YOU'RE NOT,
BUT WITS ARE A WEAPON,
SO IT'S GOOD THEY DON'T SEE THEM.
SOMETIMES IN HER LIFE,
THEY ARE ALL A GIRL'S GOT.

THE VOICE OF YOUR MOTHER
BECOMES THE VOICE INSIDE YOUR HEAD,
SO I'D PLANT SEEDS THAT WOULD GROW TO BE TREES,
BIG AND STRONG
'CAUSE ONE DAY, I'LL BE GONE,
AND ALL SHE'LL HAVE LEFT IS
“SMART,” “PRETTY,”
LOVED.

IF I HAD A DAUGHTER,
I'D TELL HER SHE WAS GOOD,
AND IT'S SOMETHING THEY CAN NEVER TAKE AWAY.
THOUGH LIFE WILL TRY
TO TEAR YOU APART
AND CONVINCE YOU IT'S HOPELESS,
THAT'S WHEN YOU REMEMBER
INSIDE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE
A GOOD, SMART, PRETTY GIRL
WHO HER MOTHER LOVES
WITH ALL HER HEART.

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