Wounded Crown

Oh,

mm

He didn't walk me down those stairs

Didn't warn me 'bout them boys who wouldn't care

Didn't tell me what a real man sounds like

So I fell for the ones that lied just right

He never pulled my chair or checked my friends

Never showed me what to lose or what to defeat

So I chased love with an open wound

Looking for something I was never introduced to

Her mama did her best,

but she can't teach

What it feels like when a father speaks

So I took every "I love you" too deep

Even when they only meant it for a week

How was I supposed to know what love looked like?

When daddy never showed me what

felt right

How was I supposed to

set the bar? When I ain't never seen no man

fight for my heart

Now, I'm learning through heartbreak piece by piece

Tryna be soft in a world that's been hard on me

Aint bitter, just broken in places you can't see

How was I supposed to know if he ain't teach me?

I needed arms that protected Not ones that neglected Needed truth without

games

Real love with no

pain

How was I supposed to know what love looked like?

When my first man left before I learned to fight

Now I raise my standards like prayers to the sky For the

girl I was who needed to know why I

still stumble, but now I see

The kind of love that was meant for me

And I'll teach my daughter what he couldn't show

So she'll know