Paul Simon ~ Father & Daughter

Which is your favorite picture? Mine is the one of Bill & Chelsea Clinton, Dawn's is the butterfly picture.

Dawn played this song for me after watching the movie. I liked it so much I had to make this video. Also, many thanks to spacestevie for the track. Dawn says: "It is so touching to see so much love in these fathers and daughters faces."

Trivia: Father and Daughter was originally released as a single. It is a notable addition to the Simon anthology mainly due to the fact that the song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song. Written for the children's animated film The Wild Thornberrys Movie, it was released in 2002. The song also appeared on the movie soundtrack album and again on Simon's 2006 release, Surprise.

If you leap awake
In the mirror of a bad dream
And for a fraction of a second
You cant remember where you are
Just open your window
And follow your memory upstream
To the meadow in the mountain
Where we counted every falling star

I believe the light that shines on you
Will shine on you forever
And though I cant guarantee
Theres nothing scary hiding under your bed
I'm gonna stand guard
Like a postcard of a Golden Retriever
And never leave till I leave you
With a sweet dream in your head

Im gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So youll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you

Trust your intuition
Its just like going fishing
You cast your line
And hope you get a bite
But you dont need to waste your time
Worrying about the market place
Try to help the human race
Struggling to survive its harshest night

Im gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So youll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you

Im gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So youll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you

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[crazyniggamonster00]

Aha wild thornberrys

[TheBeatleboy99]

I just watched the wild thornberrys movie on vhs :)

[Caroline Terry]

I cry every time i hear this song. I love my daddy so much. I remember watching The Wild Thornberry's movie and dancing to this song. ;')

[ysgol3]

Lovely comment.Best wishes xxx

[ShadowDragon1244]

Oh god I miss my dad...This is our song. 

[themurderator]

Love this song. Paul Simon writes the most beautiful lyrics

[Julia Carson]

Thumbs up if you got emotional watching this

[Lily Krongold]

Ahh, i keep pressing the go button! I typed: i hugged my dad for 10 minutes straight after the video!!

[Lily Krongold]

Mees

[Lily Krongold]

I hugged mu dD

[Paul Sutherland]

Great video. Thanks for the upload. Our Baby just turned 1...fastest year of my life.

[Katie Wilson]

i got this song for the thornberrys and i remeber this song from when i was a little girl (: