Martha Manning {•An American Musical•}

#3 Dear Frances

Dear Frances, what to say to you?
You have my eyes
You have a unique name

When you came into the world, you cried and it broke my heart

I'm dedicating every day to you
Domestic life was never quite my style
When you smile, you knock me out, I fall apart
And I thought I was so smart

You will come of age with our young nation
We'll bleed and fight for you, we'll make it right for you
If we lay a strong enough foundation
We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you
And you'll blow us all away
Someday, someday
Yeah, you'll blow us all away
Someday, someday

Oh Frances, when you smile I am undone
My daughter
Look at my love
Pride is not the word I'm looking for

There is so much more inside me now
Oh Frances, you outshine the morning sun
My love
When you smile, I fall apart
And I thought I was so smart
My mother wasn't around (my father wasn't around)

I swear that
I'll be around for you (I'll be around for you)

I'll do whatever it takes

I'll make a million mistakes

I'll make the world safe and sound for you
Will come of age with our young nation
We'll bleed and fight for you, we'll make it right for you

If we lay a strong enough foundation
We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you
And you'll blow us all away
Someday, someday
Yeah, you'll blow us all away
Someday, someday