To Be Loved

watch your manners Watch your weight Be a good boy Just behave What's wrong with you? Settle down. Keeping two feet on the ground. sit up straight stand up tall Never falter Never fall Stay in school Make the grade Never fail And never fade Be a hero Be a star Anything but what you are Find a girl to possess Always pay, pursue, protect Be a master Be a slave Work your ass into an early grave But you deserve to be loved You deserve something real Time to heal Time to feel Daddy's favorite little girl Dress up in your momma's pearls Serve us breakfast stay'n in bed Earn a little kiss on the forehead You are sugar You are spice You are growing up so nice Paint your nails Paint your face Paint around the empty space Find a man that can provide Try and fill the hole inside With a family and a home Tell yourself you're not alone Keep your memories of yourself In a shoebox on a closet shelf But you deserve to be loved You deserve something real Time to heal Time to feel But you deserve to be loved You deserve something real Time to heal Time to feel You deserve to be loved You deserve to be loved You deserve to be loved