Cover art for Build Me a Daddy by Luke Bryan
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Build Me a Daddy Lyrics

[Verse 1]
A boy walks past a window of a glowin' open sign
Full of wooden toys and trucks and painted trains
Rings a bell up on the counter, hands a picture to the man
Of a kid beside a soldier smiling away
Said, "Sir, I've heard you can build anything"

[Chorus]
Could you build me a daddy?
Strong as Superman
Make him ten feet tall with a southern drawl
And a crooked smile if you can
'Cause I sure miss him
Maybe you could bring him back
If I walked in with him, it'd sure make mama happy
If you could build me a daddy

[Verse 2]
There's an old Winchester rifle, back home hangin' on the wall
He promised me he'd teach me how to aim
And he said when I got older, we could work on that curveball
I know he'd never wanna miss a game
So here's a little money that I've saved

[Chorus]
Could you build me a daddy?
Strong as Superman
Make him ten feet tall with a southern drawl
And a crooked smile if you can
I sure miss him
Maybe you could bring him back
If I walked in with him, it'd sure make mama happy
If you could build me a daddy
[Bridge]
Give him a big heart, make his arms wide open
I know he misses me, so mister, I was hopin'

[Chorus]
You could build me a daddy
Strong as Superman
Make him ten feet tall with a southern drawl
And a fishing pole in his hand
'Cause I sure miss him
Maybe you could bring him back?
If I walked in with him, it'd sure make my mama happy
If you could you build me a daddy

[Outro]
Could you build me a daddy?

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What did Luke Bryan say about "Build Me a Daddy"?
Genius Answer

On how the song is about a little kid who’s father was a solider and died:

It’s heavy. Through the years I’ve met several Navy SEAL buddies, and I just happened to be around one of these buddies when I got the mix of that song in. Navy SEALS, these guys are programmed to not show emotion. And I played him this song and it truly broke up him up. I think about that. “Build Me a Daddy,” I didn’t go in there and do 25 vocal takes on it. I think I did four, and there were even some that my engineer was like, “Man, we really can use 95% of this vocal.” That tells me I’ve connected emotionally with the song; I’m really just channeling it.

–via DetroitNews (2020)

Credits
Video Director
Video Producer Manager
Background Vocals
Acoustic Guitar
Pedal Steel
Keyboards
Release Date
June 12, 2020
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