Daughters

[Verse 1] They made their way down to Lafayette Living off candy bars and cigarettes Another broken family Runaway and a casualty Daddy's little angel They wouldn't find her way down here [Chorus] I said, Lord Born to reach the stars But daughters break your heart Oh, oh, woah Cast the kids aside And sing a lifetime of good-byes [Verse 2] He was a savior He was an anchor, mirror of all the memories she could forget Don't matter if the money's gone They die with their boots still on 'Cause victory will someday atone for our regrets [Chorus] And, I said, Lord Born to reach the stars But daughters break your heart Oh, oh, woah Cast the kids aside And sing a lifetime of good-byes, oh [Instrumental] [Verse 3] Breaking down her childhood Never did her mind much good History repeats, but heartache is homegrown They let outta Arkansas A rebel child with the motor floored Love felt like a lie So, he came along [Chorus] And I said, Lord Born to reach the stars But daughters break your heart Oh, oh, woah Cast the kids aside And sing a lifetime of good-byes, hey, ey I said, Lord Born to reach the stars But daughters break your heart Oh, oh, woah Cast the kids aside And sing a lifetime of good-byes, oh