Daddy's Little Girl (aka 'firestarter') Lyrics - Singles - Julie Ecklar

Daddy's Little Girl 

grew up one night last Fall, 

when mommy died beneath the kitchen stairs 

and now they cry in anger 

'cause we won't come when they call 

and they won't let us find peace anywhere 

oh, but if they ever hold us, 

I fear what I might hurl 

for though they've never told us 

Daddy's girl can burn the world 

fire fire fire 

from the baby in the pen 

fire fire fire 

is the lady's only friend 

and if the dare the darkness 

and try to hem us in 

daddy's little girl 

forgets the past 

they'll find their firestarter's 

grown up fast 

Stallions running madly 

with manes and tails aflame 

pounding through my dreams 

a nightmare herd 

just running always running 

not outdistancing the pain 

but daddy's girl could end it 

in a word 

but I never want to hurt them 

for I know that would be bad 

but they push and hate and scare us 

they don't know all I have... 

I have fire fire fire 

to bring monsters in the night 

oh, fire fire fire 

burns my life in hellish light 

burning hands and burning hair 

must I burn all I see 

fury and the fire are close friends 

and the firestarting nightmare 

never ends 

In the year we spent inside 

learning how to heal a burn 

light your match 

before your eyes could see 

but now something's going wrong 

and we're trapped around each turn 

locked within a cell without a key 

oh there's nowhere left to run to 

and there's nowhere left to turn 

and there's nothing left to run for, 

but there's something left to burn! 

Oh, fire fire fire 

warms the winter trees at night 

Oh, fire fire fire 

will make everything all right 

destroy my life and family 

as if you all were gods 

but you taught daddy's girl 

that flame is good 

and firestarters don't play 

by the rules.