Baby Girl

He spend most of his life on the telephone
trying to fix everyone else's problems
they call him up any hour of the day
and he knows what things to tell them
but he misses the most important...

She climbs on his lap and he pushes her off
tries to hold his hand but he lets her go
but she doesn't understand
what has she done?
this is her shelter, her love
this is her home, coming undone
and still she comes back and back again
searching for the comfort that she's been told should be there
He says he loves her, his baby girl
sometimes she feels it, but then it slips away
Baby girl, don't you give up on him today...

He drives too fast and his hands are strong
trying to fix the world and all that's wrong
they look to him as an example
and he knows what they need to hear
but he doesn't see what has dissapeared...

She climbs on his lap and he pushes her off
tries to hold his hand but he lets her go
but she doesn't understand
what has she done?
this is her shelter, her love
this is her home, coming undone
and still she comes back and back again
searching for the comfort that she's been told should be there
He says he loves her, his baby girl
sometimes she feels it, but then it slips away
Baby girl, don't you give up on him today...

there is love behind the mascarade
he just needs to be reminded, maybe then he'll find it
tell him what he should already know...

She climbs on his lap and he pushes her off
tries to hold his hand but he lets her go
but she doesn't understand
what has she done?
this is her shelter, her love
this is her home, coming undone
and still she comes back and back again
searching for the comfort that she's been told should be there
He says he loves her, his baby girl
sometimes she feels it, but then it slips away
Baby girl, don't you give up on him today...