ย Verse 1
Mama gave me candy from the kitchen drawer,
The strawberry kind you bought me at the store.
I put it on my tongue like every other day,
But nothing tastes the same since you packed your things away. I heard the shower through my bedroom wall,
Saw your suitcase waiting in the hall.
You said you’re going where you should have been,
She has kids who need you in a life I’m not part of.
[Chorus]
Daddy I’ll be good, I promise I’ll be better,
I’ll clean my room and never cry at bedtime.
I’ll be so quiet you won’t know I’m there,
I’ll be your perfect little girl, I swear.
Just don’t leave…
Just don’t leave…
Just don’t leave…
I’ll do anything, can’t you see?
I’m still your strawberry girl.
Verse 2
Mama’s crying in the bathroom now,
I’m standing here not making any sound.
The candy’s melting sticky in my hand,
I don’t know how to make you understand.
[Chorus]
Daddy I’ll be good, I promise I’ll be better,
I’ll eat my vegetables and get straight A’s forever
I’ll learn to tie my shoes without your help,
I’ll be the best like no one else.
Just don’t leave…
Just don’t leave…
Just don’t leave…
I’ll do anything, can’t you see?
I’m still your strawberry girl.
Verse 3
Is it something that I did?
Is it ’cause I’m just a kid?
Do her children smile more than me?
Will you think of strawberry? The candy jar sits on the shelf,
Now I reach it by myself.
Everything tastes different now,
Daddy I’m still good, I’m still good somehow.
I’m still your girl.
I’m still your strawberry girl.
This song is so relatable…sadly when things go south between couples, its the kids who end up suffering most.๐๐ข