Random Act Of Love
Al Jarreau
His daughter's love he cherishes To be her dad is wonderful But youth they play, so carelessly Without a fear of what's to come It scares him so, the chance they take Naima's love song, life is hers alone To learn, to be, to see, to give, to take And to find what grown up life is really all about To find her voice in life Teenagers' love, so blindly free Life which they move into a love song They will make big mistakes Naima knows her dad will understand Because she is his baby girl He knows she's unaware What life and all its pitfalls has in store And he'll help her find her way She's growing fast And needs him so He understands and keeps encouraged For her, he wants a better world He knows that he can't live a lie Just be there when she needs a hug That he might have to choose a way for her To live, to lie, to lie, to live and try And find a way To conquer all the challenges she'll face and find Her happiness The young, they choose And so they should They reach for stars, out of a love song It's not an easy thing For youth to concentrate on what is best Too much of this, too much of that They think that they are wise And soon find out what parents say is true To find their voice in life