The story behind the song
My Girls
My two daughters, their own paths, and a proud dad still learning to listen.
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In my own words
Behind the track
My Girls is about my two daughters and the way being their dad keeps teaching me things I thought I already knew. I’ve always been quick with an answer or a plan. They’ve taught me that sometimes the most useful thing I can do is listen.
I’m proud of who they’ve become, the choices they make and the lives they’re building. I want them to follow their own paths, knowing I’m behind them. And I still miss the ordinary evenings when we were all at home, their voices carrying through the house.
I’m not much of a caller, but they’re often in my thoughts. This song puts some of those thoughts into words: the pride, the affection, a little stubbornness, and the memories that catch me when everything goes quiet. Those evenings seemed ordinary at the time. They mean more to me now. I wanted my girls to hear that.
Richard“My head can get there faster
than that heart of mine.”