Intro: Verse I ain’t complainin’ But I’m tired so I’m just sayin’ What I think And if we’re being honest Then honestly I think I need a drink Verse My baby’s growin’ up She thinks she’s fallin’ all in love And that I hate her At seventeen she’s just like me when I was seventeen So I don’t blame her Pre-Chorus Do do do do Do do do do What are we gonna do? Do do do do Do do do do What are we gonna do about it? Remember when we use to be Everything they ever need We had them believing we were cool It’s like it happened over night We’re always wrong they’re always right We use to be the one’s breakin’ the rules Now we’re just mothers we’re just fathers of Teenage daughters Verse She rolls her eye’s when I’m funny But she’s sweet when she wants money and her freedom Oh my god she’s got a car Swears they won’t go far And I wish I believed ’em Pre-Chorus Do do do do Do do do do What are we gonna do? Do do do do Do do do do What are we gonna do about it? Remember when we use to be Everything they ever need We had them believing we were cool It’s like it happened over night We’re always wrong they’re always right We use to be the one’s breakin’ the rules Now we’re just mothers we’re just fathers of Teenage daughters Verse They’re beautiful wild and free Everything we wish we could be But they’re still crazy Oh you know they make us crazy Remember when we use to be Everything they ever need We had them believing we were cool It’s like it happened over night We’re always wrong they’re always right We use to be the one’s breakin’ the rules Now we’re just mothers we’re just fathers of Teenage daughters Outro Yeah teenage daughters I ain’t complainin’ But I’m tired so I’m just sayin’ What I think And if we’re being honest Then honestly I think I need a drink

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque les défis et les changements que les parents traversent avec leurs adolescentes. Le narrateur exprime à quel point il est fatigué de la situation, tout en reconnaissant que sa fille, en pleine rébellion et en quête d’indépendance, lui rappelle sa propre jeunesse. Le ton est à la fois nostalgique et amusé, car il réalise que les rôles sont inversés : autrefois, ils étaient ceux qui faisaient les règles, et maintenant, ils doivent composer avec les hésitations et les certitudes de leurs adolescentes. Le contexte se situe dans cette période délicate de l’adolescence, où les parents essaient de comprendre et de s’adapter aux nouvelles dynamiques familiales tout en ressentant une certaine perte de contrôle face à l’autonomie que cherchent leurs filles. C'est un regard à la fois doux-amer sur la parentalité et la manière dont le temps change la relation entre parents et enfants.