I’ll Be Your Man (Song For A Daughter) – English Lyrics

• By: Zac Brown Band
• Album: JEKYLL + HYDE

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt connection between a father and daughter in Zac Brown Band's touching song, "I'll Be Your Man (Song for a Daughter)." Explore themes of unconditional love, guidance, and protection in this country-folk ballad, perfect for strengthening family bonds and understanding the depth of a father's devotion.

[English]

♪♪♪

YOU'LL ALWAYS KNOW WHEN I'M HERE

BECAUSE YOU'LL SEE MY POWERFUL LIGHT

BUT YOU KNOW THAT IF THE LIGHT GOES OUT THAT MONSTERS COULD COME

♪ YOU'RE GONNA MAKE THE FINEST MOMMA SOMEDAY ♪

♪ SOME MAN WILL TAKE YOU AWAY ♪

♪ BUT UNTIL THEN ♪

♪ CHASE DOWN YOUR DREAMS ♪

♪ LAUGH ALL THE TIME AND BELIEVE ♪

♪ THAT LOVE'S GONNA CONQUER ALL THINGS ♪

♪ SO UNTIL THEN ♪

♪ I'LL BE YOUR MAN ♪

♪ ♪

♪ THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I THOUGHT I KNEW LOVE ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU CAME INTO THIS WORLD ♪

♪ TIME KEEPS ON FLYING BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA BE MY BABY GIRL ♪

♪ ♪

♪ SO AS YOU WALK ♪

♪ THROUGH THIS LIFE YOU WILL SEE ♪

♪ THE WORLD'S WHAT YOU WANT IT TO BE ♪

♪ BUT UNTIL THEN ♪

♪ GO ON AND DANCE ♪

♪ DANCE LIKE THERE'S NO ONE AROUND ♪

♪ NEVER STOP SINGING OUT LOUD ♪

♪ AND UNTIL THEN ♪

♪ I'LL BE YOUR MAN ♪

♪ ♪

♪ THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I THOUGHT I KNEW LOVE ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU CAME INTO THIS WORLD ♪

♪ TIME KEEPS ON FLYING BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA BE MY BABY GIRL ♪

♪ ♪

♪ GO AND HAVE A BALL ♪

♪ TAKE EVERY CHANCE THAT YOU MAKE ♪

♪ YOU KNOW I'LL BE ONE CALL AWAY ♪

♪ I'LL ALWAYS BE ♪

♪ I'LL ALWAYS BE YOUR MAN ♪

DADDY I PROMISE I WILL

BUT I HAVE TO GO NOW

I'M SORRY TO GO, I HAVE TO GO

♪ ♪

♪ HOLD ON CHILD, HOLD ON TIGHT TO YOUR OLD MAN ♪

♪ HOLD ON CHILD, HOLD ON TIGHT TO YOUR OLD MAN ♪

♪ I'M GONNA HOLD YOU TIGHT UNDER MY WING LONG AS I CAN ♪

♪ HOLD YOU TIGHT UNDER MY WING LONG AS I CAN ♪

♪ HOLD ON CHILD (SWEET CHILD OF MINE) ♪

♪ HOLD ON TIGHT TO YOUR OLD MAN ♪

♪ HOLD ON CHILD (HOLD ON TIGHT) ♪

♪ HOLD ON TIGHT TO YOUR HOLD MAN (YOUR OLD MAN LOVES YOU) ♪

♪ HOLD ON TIGHT ♪

♪ I'M GONNA HOLD YOU TIGHT (HOLD ON CHILD) ♪

♪ UNDER MY WING LONG AS I CAN (YOU'RE MY MY MY MY GIRL) ♪

♪ HOLD YOU TIGHT YOUR OLD MAN LOVES YOU ♪

♪ (UNDER MY WING LONG AS I CAN) ♪

♪ YOU'RE MY BABE, MY BABE, MY BABY ♪

♪ YOU'RE MY BABE, MY BABE, MY BABY ♪

♪ HOLD ON TIGHT (I WILL HOLD ON) ♪

♪ UNDER MY WING LONG AS I CAN (LOVE'S GONNA FIND YOU MY CHILD) ♪

♪ HOLD ON CHILD, UNDER MY WING (LOVE'S GONNA CONQUER) ♪

♪ UNDER MY WING, UNDER MY WING ♪

♪ HOLD ON, HOLD ON ♪

♪ HOLD ON, HOLD ON ♪

♪ HOLD ON, HOLD ON ♪

♪ HOLD ON I'LL BE YOUR MAN ♪

♪♪♪

WHAT WHAT?

WHAT WAS THAT?

ILL SHOW YOU

JUST LIKE YOU THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LIGHT INSIDE

JUST LIKE YOU DAD

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. adjective - giving off light; bright.
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection. verb - feel deep affection for (someone).
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth and all of its countries and people.
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child.
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child.
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority.
singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make musical sounds with the voice.
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps. noun - a series of rhythmic steps and movements.
away /əˈweɪ/ A1	adverb - to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing.
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - an object that one need not or cannot give a specific name to.
hold /həʊld/ A1	verb - grasp, carry, or support with one's arms or hands.
old /əʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for a long time.
ball /bɔːl/ A1	noun - a solid or hollow spherical or egg-shaped object that is played, thrown, or kicked in a game.
around /əˈraʊnd/ A1	adverb - in or to many places; here and there.