Fathers love daughters like mothers love sons They've been writing our story before there was one From the day you arrive, 'til you walk, 'til you run There is nothin' but pride, there is nothin' but love They can offer advice that you don't wanna hear Words that cut like a knife and still ring in your ear You think of them ignorant, they think of you arrogant If you need evidence, who gave you confidence? A snap of the finger, and you're not a child But you're still holdin' on as you walk down the aisle When they give you away to hear someone else say That someone will love you 'til their dyin' day La-da-dee-dee-di La-da-dee-dee-di Fathers love daughters like mothers love sons They've been writing our story before there was one From the day you arrive, 'til you walk, 'til you run There is nothin' but pride, there is nothin' but love And that's the story of love You can choose to remember or choose to forget If they took you to school or they tucked you in bed You can say it don't matter, you won't do the same You'd think no one noticed when you looked away Fathers love daughters like mothers love sons They've been writing our story before there was one From the day you arrive, 'til you walk, 'til you run There is nothin' but pride, there is nothin' but love Now they're getting older, and you ain't so young So you take care of them like your daughters and sons You can ask for forgiveness, they could ask for the same Forget all the anguish, the heartache, the pain Wherever you go or wherever you've been It's them that is with you, and that's you that's with them Fathers and daughters and mothers and sons As one story ends, another's begun La-da-dee-dee-di La-da-dee-dee-di Oh, fathers love daughters like mothers love sons They've been writing our story before there was one From the day you arrive, 'til you walk, 'til you run There is nothin' but pride, there is nothin' but love From hello to goodbye, that's the story of love ♪ Oh, oh, oh That's the story of love Oh, oh, oh