Released: January 21, 2021

Songwriter: Jon Bon Jovi

Producer: John Shanks Jon Bon Jovi

[Chorus]
Fathers love daughters like mothers love sons
They've been writing our story
Before there was one
From the day you arrive
Till you walk, till you run
There is nothing but pride
There is nothing but love

[Verse 1]
They can offer advice
That you don't want to hear
Words that cut like a knife
And still ring in your ear
You think of them ignorant
They think of you arrogant
If you need evidence
Who gave you confidence?

[Verse 2]
A snap of the finger and you're not a child
But you're still holding on
As you walk down the aisle
When they give you away
To hear someone else say
That someone will love you till their dying day

Li-die-dee-dee-die
Li-die-dee-dee-die

[Chorus]
Fathers love daughters like mothers love sons
They've been writing our story
Before there was one
From the day you arrive
Till you walk, till you run
There is nothing but pride
There is nothing but love

[Verse 3]
You can choose to remember or choose to forget
If they took you to school
Or they tucked you in bed
You can say it don't matter
You won't do the same
You think no one noticed
When you looked away

[Chorus]
Fathers love daughters like mothers love sons
They've been writing our story
Before there was one
From the day you arrive
Till you walk, till you run
There is nothing but pride
There is nothing but love

[Verse 4]
Now they're getting older
And you ain't so young
So you take care of them
Like your daughters and sons
You can ask for forgiveness
They can ask for the same
Forget all the anguish
The heartache, the pain

[Verse 5]
Wherever you go or wherever you've been
It's them that is with you
And that's you that's with them
Fathers and daughters and mothers and sons
As one story ends another's begun

Li-die-dee-dee-die
Li-die-dee-dee-die

[Chorus]
Fathers love daughters like mothers love sons
They've been writing our story
Before there was one
From the day you arrive
Till you walk, till you run
There is nothing but pride
There is nothing but love
From hello to goodbye
That's the story of love

O-o-ohhh
That's the story of love
O-o-ohhh

[Guitar Solo]

Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, pianist and keyboard player David Bryan, lead guitarist Phil X, and drummer Tico Torres.

They are one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time, having sold more than 130 million records worldwide and performed more than 2700 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans.

Bon Jovi was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006. The band was also honored with the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2004, and as songwriters and collaborators, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.