Daddy I told you I was gonna fly

I'd get out of that town alive

Don't worry, I kept your name and your picture in a frame

Just like you, I got a lot in my heart

It won't let me fall apart

I'll always be your little girl

I love you more than this whole world

And daddy I told you

Remember how you made me sing them hymns on the back porch?

Daddy, don't you know I'm carrying your spirit like a torch?

Daddy I told you I was gonna fly

I'd get out of that town alive

Don't worry, I kept your name and your picture in a frame

Just like you, I got a lot in my heart

It won't let me fall apart

I'll always be your little girl

I love you more than this whole world

And daddy I told you

Brothers having babies, mamas getting strong

Things are changing

Daddy I think you knew it all along

I keep chasing down a dream

It's bigger than you and me

Daddy I told you I was gonna fly

I'd get out of that town alive

Don't worry, I kept your name and your picture in a frame

Just like you, I got a lot in my heart

It won't let me fall apart

I'll always be your little girl

I love you more than this whole world

And daddy I told you