Sugarland craft their track from a creative point of view, moulding it as a letter from an adult daughter to her parents 2000 miles away, asking for financial support to help kick-start the realisation of her musical career Sugarland’s 2004 single Baby Girl is a country song with an addictively fresh approach, Jennifer Nettles’ artfully soulful vocal tone gripping one’s attention to her lyrical story.
GIRL COUNTRY SONGS ABOUT GROWING UP SKIN
“I love everything about you, from your nappy curls, to every single curve, your body natural, same skin that was broken be the same skin taking over… Brown skin girl, your skin just like pearls, your back against the world, I’d never trade you for anybody else.” “Them men, them gon’ fall in love with you and all of your glory, your skin is not only dark, it shines and it tells your story, keep dancing, they can’t control you, they watching, they all adore you, if ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told you.”īeyonce’s clean and vibrant message echoes majestically through any family teaching their young girls that melanin is something to be empowered by, and never to be ashamed of Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt, Wizkid – Brown Skin Girlīeyonce’s 2020 collab with her daughter Blue Ivy and rappers SAINt JHN and WizKid, entitled Brown Skin Girl, captures a beautiful BLM sentiment which every mother should plant within their growing girl, carrying them through insecurity and strengthening them through the threat of racism Trace Adkins exploits the cheesiness inherent to the classic country sound in his track, You’re Gonna Miss This, crafting his lyrics into a radiant metaphor of appreciating your youth while you still can.Įach verse follows a daughter through a different era of her life from a father’s perspective, detailing occasions where she appears to be growing up too fast.įrom acting like a teenager in the back seat of the car, to wanting babies too soon after marriage, each evocative verse is anchored in the resonating message, “You’re gonna miss this, you’re gonna want this back, you’re gonna wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast.”Ĥ. “’Cause it’s hard to know just what to do, when I still feel like a child in my mama’s shoes … Sometimes I wish I could just go back and say, ‘Take your time and let it last, little girl.’”Ĭountry music might not be for everyone, but it never fails to harbour heart-warming, story-based sentiments that just couldn’t slide by in the realms of generic radio pop. However, by the final chorus, it’s revealed that Carrie is actually giving a message to her younger self, displaying regret over how young she adopted the complexities of adult attitudes “Tiptoeing ’round the house in her mama’s shoes, colouring her lips red in her bedroom… Little girl, little girl, don’t grow up too fast, before you know it, you’ll be wishing you could just go back.” Carrie Underwood – Little Girl, Don’t Grow Up Too FastĬarrie Underwood’s country track, Little Girl, Don’t Grow Up Too Fast, harnesses a nostalgic mid-00s pop-rock sound which in itself transports younger listeners back in time, into wild, bright daydreams of growing up.Ĭarrie’s lyrics are embedded with cute descriptions of a young girl trying to act older than her age, its first chorus appearing to come from a mom’s perspective
“I learned from you that I do not crumble, I learned that strength is something you choose, all of the reasons to keep on believing, there is no question that’s a lesson I learned from you.”Ģ.
Uniquely splitting their track between father and daughter verses, I Learned From You not only reflects a dad’s deep-rooted influence upon his growing daughter, but also the incredible impact of a child upon the parent Featuring as the last song on Miley Cyrus’ debut album, I Learned From You is a collab between Miley and her dad, written from the perspective of a teen girl realising her father’s far-reaching influence in childhood upon her life and character.
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