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He wasn't prepared for a daughter he thought how nice a son would have beenBut she had her way with her father when she smiled at himYears ago he stopped trying to change her he knew that he just couldn't winShe'd come home with stray dogs and strangersHe's have to let 'em in when she smiled at himNow those old memories linger in his mind she's still only tenAnd he's still wrapped round her finger like the first time when she smiled at him[ ac.guitar ]When he gave her away at the wedding he paused for a moment and thenHe whispered I think now I'm ready when she smiled at himNow as the years fade into each other he may forget some things now and thenBut her face now so much like her mother's carries him back againTo when she smiled at himNow those old memories linger...And he's still wrapped round her finger like the first time when she smiled at him Aus Songtexte Mania