With her grandmother’s face and her father’s brown eyes Her own force of will to her mother’s surprise A whole look about her that says that she may She lifted her arms and she floated away She floated away, she floated away She lifted her arms and she floated away She don’t give a damn what the other girls say She lifted her arms and she floated away “Let me talk to you Mother,” she tried to confess “Go ahead, honey, and wear the white dress Don’t let traditions go stand in your way” She lifted her arms and she floated away She floated away, she floated away She lifted her arms and she floated away She don’t give a damn what the other girls say She lifted her arms and she floated away Well, a man has two reasons for things that he does The first one is pride and the second one is love All understandings must come by this way She lifted her arms and she floated away She floated away, she floated away She lifted her arms and she floated away She don’t give a damn what the other girls say She lifted her arms and she floated away