Lyrics

Take Care Of Your Little Girls

Kathy Kallick & Nina Gerber (Red Shirt Pub. Co./BMI)

I remember when Gramma got married again
Mama said, “You’d think she’d had enough of men”
That new grandfather really gave me the creeps
He come a-tiptoein’ in when I was fast asleep
I’ll never remember the worst of it
I just remember him sayin’, “This won’t hurt a bit”

Take care of your little girls
Keep a close, close watch on your little girls
Listen so closely to what they say
There ain’t a little girl born that would lie that way
And little girls only want to please
Some ghosts, Mama, take a long, long time to appease

By the time I hit school, I was scared and ashamed
I had a secret fear I was somehow to blame
There was no one to talk to, nobody to tell
At least nobody who would believe it at all
I had to tell myself there’d come a day
I’d have my own little girl, never treat her this way

Take care of your little girls
Keep a close, close watch on your little girls
Listen so closely to what they say
There ain’t a little girl born that would lie that way
And little girls only know what they feel
Some wounds, Mama, take a long, long time to heal

Now I’ve got a lover who’s my own size
Got nice little hands that look a lot like mine
It took a long, long time to look into those eyes
And let the love shine through a little at a time
When I finally let go, I got a sweet surprise
A tender touch was like the sweetest fruit on the vine

Take care of your little girls
Keep a close, close watch on your little girls
Listen so closely to what they say
There ain’t a little girl born that would lie that way
Take care of your little girls
Keep a close, close watch on your little girls
Listen so closely to what they say
There ain’t a little girl born that would lie that way
And little girls only know what they feel
Some wounds, Mama, take a long, long time
Take care of your little girls