[Verse 1]
My little girl, my darling daughter
I just want you to know that you're beautiful
I love you in every way, I just wanna say
Hope you know I’m so proud of you
Watching you grow up so strong without me
Must've been hard
I see you found someone, someone you love
I can tell by the way that you look at him
Please take your time, I want you to find
That he ain't what you thought he was
Find you someone who does more than I did
Someone who’s good

[Bridge]
Cause love, darling, love doesn't always last long
One day he's here, then the next day he's gone
Please take it from me, babygirl, I should know
Do the best that you can, take it slow
Don't give in

[Chorus]
Girl, be as strong as an ox, be as sharp as a fox
Be as coy as a kitten, if he loves you a lot
Then he'll wait for you, baby
Yeah, he'll wait for you, baby
If the pressure is on ‘cause you think that he's gone
Cause he don’t wanna wait, tell the fool move along
Make him wait for you, baby
Make him wait for you, baby
[Bridge]
Cause love, darling, love doesn’t always last long
One day he's here, then the next day he’s gone
Please take it from me, babygirl, I should know
Do the best that you can, take it slow
Don't give in

[Verse 2]
Cause if he don't wanna wait, he don't love you at all
If he cares for you, girl, then he’ll wait for your call
And he'll wait through the spring and he'll wait through the fall
He'll keep waiting and waiting and waiting on you
Til you're ready

[Chorus]
So girl, be as strong as an ox, be as sharp as a fox
Be as coy as a kitten, if he loves you a lot
Then he'll wait for you, baby
Yeah, he'll wait for you, baby
When the pressure is on ‘cause you think that he's gone
Cause he don't wanna wait, tell the fool move along
Make him wait for you, baby
Make him wait for you, baby

[Bridge]
Cause love, darling, love doesn't always last long
One day he's here, then the next day he's gone
Please take it from me, babygirl, I should know
Do the best that you can, take it slow
Don't give in