If I Had a Daughter by Rebecca Spooner

Lyrics:

I met you on a mountaintop
The feeling was nearly as wild as the wind
Your love was like the breeze that night
Reaching and breaching the space I was in

But the wind blew well before us
And will blow forever after
So we give the wind our sweetness
While we’re living here together
And though it may seem biting
When it’s reaching for your window
With every freezing finger
It still carries all the birds
And if I had a daughter
With hair just like a forest
I would have the wind blow through it
Just so I could see her face

You took me to the sea that time
You told me you’d buy me an island to stay on
Your love was like the ocean tide
Giving up, moving out, coming in, give a wave

But the waves crashed well before us
And will crash forever after
So we give the waves our sweetness
While we’re living here together
And though it may be frightening
When it builds up ever higher
With every folding ocean
Is the stillness of a pearl
And if I had a daughter
With eyes so big with wonder
I would have the waves go to her
And may she be brought a shell

We slept beneath the trees
and we watched the day go by
Your love was like the midnight sky

But the trees grew well before us
And will grow forever after
So we give the trees our sweetness
While were living here together
And though it may be pointless
When they’re pointing all their fingers
And no-ones e’er half bothered
We won’t be here anyway
But if I had a daughter
With dreams as wild as flowers
I would have the trees grow for her
Just so she could live for days