My mums once told me You just wait until You grow older And have your own little girl You'll see just how hard It is to raise her right Cos she will be, just like me, causing many sleepless nights She use to lay awake at night Hoping I had heard All those times she tried to teach me Did I listen to a word Cos mums have this thing A feeling deep inside Its called a mother's instinct And who knew - its always right So now I am older And yes, I had a girl And sure my mum was right My daughter is my whole world She really is just like me In far too many ways And my mother's instinct has kicked in So now I wonder if she hears what I say Sometimes she takes it in And sometimes its a good thing Cos at times she's the one who teaches me Her life is different so keep listening So yea.. I may know better I may have learned a thing or 3 But her life is different to mine So all I can do is tell my story Then leave that with her To figure out her own way Cos even though it looks the same as me She has the opportunity To hear what advice I had from my mum Then hear my own experience too From there she has all the info To carefully choose what she will do Then if her attempt fails to go right At least she knows I'm here Cos I told her no matter what, I'll catch her I made that very clear There's no shame in failing When you're figuring out what works for you But now and then mums do know best After learning a thing or 2 When they were young and did certain Things over and over again Ignored their mum or didn't even ask So got stuck all because of being stubborn Thats why she passed that on So I wouldn't find myself in that same Horrible horrible situation Where there is only you left to blame Cos some things are so devastating To go through as a teen So dont even get close to this part over here And instead focus on you & ignore that whole scene Its not worth it. Trust your mum If she ever says that to you That usually means no matter how you do it There's no positive pathway through Mums are a little more harsh On their daughters than sons Thats because they are trying to teach you How to fight for yourself since its a hard one Cos girls are naturally soft inside They find it hard to be safe and guard Especially when it comes to love So thats why she can come across as hard And you may not see it now Its the best thing for you to do And one day you might find out what its like When you have a daughter who is just like you.

A daughter like you