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(Jewel)
- She stepped off of the boat to see flowers in his hands
- The man she would marry was as hard as the mountains
- She had his children in a log cabin
- Soon I'd be another star in this family's constellation
- In the land of the midnight sun
- Searching for gold
- I am my father's daughter
- He has his mother's eyes
- I am the product of her sacrifice
- I am the accumulation of the dreams of generations
- And their stories live in me like holy water
- I am my father's daughter
(Dolly Parton)
- My father raised me in an old log cabin
- And he sang for me the songs his mother sang to him
- In honky-tonks, and empty bars, just me and him
- And that old guitar
- He passed on a legacy wrapped up in a melody
- And I carry on
- Searching for gold
(Jewel & Dolly Parton)
- I am my father's daughter
- I have his eyes
- I am the product of his sacrifice
- I am the accumulation of the dreams of generations
- And their stories live in me like holy water
- I am my father's daughter
(Jewel)
- And every time I step on stage
(Dolly Parton)
- And the music finds me
(Jewel & Dolly Parton)
- I don't need gold to remind me
(Jewel)
- I am my father's daughter
- I have my Grandma's eyes
- I am the product of such sacrifice
(Jewel & Dolly Parton)
- I am the accumulation of the dreams of generations
- And their stories live in me like holy water
- I am my father's daughter
- Oh, I am my father's daughter
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“This song is very personal and very autobiographical. I thought it worked well to have Dolly Parton on it. It’s kind of difficult on that personal of a song to have somebody on it, but Dolly was definitely the perfect choice because our lives are similar in several ways. It’s a song I wrote in 2008 - seven years ago, and whenever I sing it live people always cry. I was always surprised because it’s such a personal song about my life and my story, but I definitely realized as I sang it that people relate their own lives to it. Dolly said it reminded her of “Coat of Many Colors” and some of her autobiographical songs, which was very flattering.” — Picking Up the Pieces Press Release
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