I Know This Girl

Lyrics

[Intro: Kathy, Spoken] My first thought was Peregrine Try to find her, make sure she's okay I saw Donald, inside on the phone, and he pointed out back, where the guests had all gathered And that's when I went and looked down at the bear again And there were some kids, tryin' to scare it away I could recognise Eric and Shane, who was bangin' on pans And John Francis was locked in this dance with the dog as it barked at the bear But who was it there with this blanket mid-air and I'm starin' and starin' and Oh my God It was Peregrine [Verse 1, sung] The way she took charge Like she knew what to do It's so strange when you witness an instant your daughter becomes someone new [Pre-Chorus] Who was this girl Who is this girl? [Verse 2] She was standing her ground She was fearless and free And she almost resembled a kind of a woman that I've tried to be [Pre-Chorus] I knew this girl I know this girl [Chorus] She's the baby I clung to Many nights spent confused and afraid She's the child whose eyes gave me strength to make choices I knew must be made She's the girl for whom I tried to live like a woman she could aspire to be And look at her now She's inspiring me [Interlude, spoken] The bear sharply veered for them And I suddenly felt my heart freeze They were maybe 10 feet from the beast, and I shouted to Donald "You have to go help them!" But none of us could So we stood there and feared for them As they side-stepped their way towards the trees I saw Peregrine gesture to Eric and tell him to bring her something with the fryer, I think? Oh, With all of the noise it was hard to distinguish the thing which her finger was pointing at Till Eric emerged with the fire extinguisher He sprayed it at the bear, who roared, and then reared And then, when the air cleared, the bear disappeared! And we threw up our hands and we cheered for them [Chorus, sung] This is the kid that I prayed each night Would grow up courageous and smart Knowing when she should follow the rules and when she should follow her heart The girl that she is, is the person I always expected my daughter to be I guess I forgot That's what I taught her to be [Verse 3] She knows right from wrong She's aware of the rules But now I can see that we're built differently Still, I gave her the tools [Outro] And look who she is How far she can go She's a girl I'm so lucky To know