I know sometimes may not Always make sense to you now But hey, What daddy always tell Straighten up soldier up that upper lip What you crying You got me
Hailie I you miss your mom and I know you miss your dad Well I'm gone but I'm trying to give you the life I never had I can see sad, even when you smile, even when you laugh I can see it in your eyes, inside you want to cry you're scared, I ain't there? Daddy's you in your prayers No more crying, wipe them here, no more nightmares We gon' pull together it, we gon' do it Laney crazy, ain't he? Yeah but he you girl and you better know it We're all we got in this When it spins, when it When it whirls, it twirls Two little beautiful puzzled, in a daze I know confusing you Daddy's on the move, mama's always on the news I try to keep you sheltered from it but somehow it The harder that I try to do that, the more it on me All the things growing up his daddy he had to see Daddy don't you to see but you see just as much as he did We did not plan it to be way, your mother and me But have gotten so bad between us I don't see us ever being together again we used to be when we were teenagers But then of course everything always happens for a I guess it was never to be But it's just something we have no over and that's what destiny is But no more worries, rest your head and go to Maybe one day we'll wake up and this will all just be a
Now hush little baby, you cry gonna be alright Stiffen that upper lip up lady, I told ya Daddy's here to hold ya through the I know mommy's not right now and we don't know why We fear how we feel It may seem a little crazy, pretty But I promise momma's be alright
It's I remember back one year daddy had no money Mommy wrapped the presents up And 'em under the tree and said some of 'em were from me daddy couldn't buy 'em I'll never forget Christmas I sat up the whole night crying Cause daddy like a bum, see daddy had a job But his job was to keep the food on the for you and mom And at the time every that we lived in kept getting broken into and robbed Or shot up on the block and your mom was money for you in a jar Tryna start a piggy bank for you so you go to college Almost had a thousand dollars till broke in and stole it And I know it hurt so bad it broke your momma's And it seemed like everything was just to fall apart Mom and dad was a lot so momma moved back On the in the flat one bedroom apartment And dad moved back to the other of 8 Mile on Novara And that's when went to California with his CD and met Dr. Dre And you and momma out to see me But daddy had to work, you and had to leave me Then you started daddy on the T.V. and momma didn't like it And you and Laney were to to understand it was a rollin' stone, momma developed a habit And it all happened too fast for one of us to grab it I'm just sorry you were there and had to it first hand Cause all I ever wanted to do was just you proud Now I'm in this empty house, just reminiscing Lookin' at your pictures, it just trips me out To see how much you both grown, it's almost like you're sisters now Wow, guess you much are and daddy's still here Laney I'm to you too, daddy's still here I like the of that, yeah It's got a ring to it it? Shh, momma's only for the moment
And if you ask me too gonna buy you a mockingbird I'mma you the world buy a diamond ring for you I'mma for you I'll do anything for you to see you And if that mockingbird sing and that ring don't shine break that birdies neck I'll go to the jeweler who sold it to ya And make him eat every carat don't fuck dad (ha ha)