girls words and music by bob padgett December 11-17, 2007—Stony Brook, NY ©2007 clamchop creative studio for all my girls there’s a girl    who is searching the whole of mankind    desperately trying to find       the love of a father but you may find it    in the arms of another young man    and your honor’s not part of his plan       don’t give it all away refrain: girls, remember your promise to me the girl that you said you would be the truth that you know keeps you free don’t buy what the world tells you to be girls, remember your promise to you no matter the things boys may do you’ll be told so much that’s not true your own heart will lie to you too remember what’s true remember your promise to you there’s a girl    who is turning fourteen late this year    and she’s trying so hard to appear       like she’s so much older but there’s another girl    who is barely beginning to read    and she already follows your lead       don’t take those years away refrain there’s a girl    who’d give everything she ever had    just to hear those sweet words from her dad       baby, I’m proud of you and that girl    you’ll be listening with all of your might    to hear someone speak into your life       you are so beautiful refrain close