Follow Your Daughter Home
Guardian's Vigil: Navigating the Shadows of Youth
Lyrics
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Repetition urging someone to follow their daughter home, possibly as a protective measure.
Hey man, follow your daughter home
-Hey man, follow your daughter home
-Keep her out of trouble, (follow your daughter home)
Advice to keep the daughter out of trouble.
Staying out late in the mall with the bad men, (follow your daughter home)
Concern about the daughter being out late with undesirable individuals in the mall.
Keep her out o' mischief, (follow your daughter home)
Emphasis on preventing the daughter from getting into mischief.
What are the boys like she's staying and sleeping with, (follow your daughter home)
Questioning the character of boys the daughter is associating with.
Watch her
Instruction to watch and be vigilant regarding the daughter's activities.
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Reiteration of the need to follow the daughter home for protective reasons.
Hey man, follow your daughter home
-Keep her out o' mischief, (follow your daughter home)
Emphasis on keeping the daughter away from mischief.
What are the boys like she's running and dancing with, (follow your daughter home)
Concern about the character of boys the daughter is running and dancing with.
Is she still a virgin, (follow your daughter home)
Questioning the daughter's virginity.
Staying out late with the boys past midnight, (follow your daughter home)
Warning about staying out late with boys past midnight.
Tie her up
Suggesting a protective measure by advising to "tie her up" metaphorically.
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Repetition of the urging to follow the daughter home.
Hey man, follow your daughter home
-Keep her out of trouble, (follow your daughter home)
Advice to keep the daughter out of trouble.
Staying out late in the mall with the bad men, (follow your daughter home)
Concern about the daughter being out late with undesirable individuals in the mall.
Keep her out o' mischief, (follow your daughter home)
Emphasis on preventing the daughter from getting into mischief.
And ask a lot of questions 'bout the boy she's sleeping with, (follow your daughter home)
Asking questions about the boy the daughter is sleeping with, suggesting protective curiosity.
Watch her, watch her
Reiteration of the need to watch the daughter closely.
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Repetition emphasizing the importance of following the daughter home.
Hey man, follow your daughter home
-Lovely young woman, now
Acknowledgment of the daughter's transition into a lovely young woman.
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Reiteration of the urging to follow the daughter home, emphasizing vigilance.
Hey man, follow your daughter home
-Watch her
-Hey... follow your daughter home
Final repetition of the advice to follow the daughter home.
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