I know things may not Always make sense to you now But hey, What daddy always tell up little soldier Stiffen up upper lip you crying about? You got me
Hailie I know you miss mom and I know you miss your dad Well I'm gone but I'm trying to you the life that I never had I can see you're sad, even when you smile, even when you I can see it in eyes, deep inside you want to cry Cause you're scared, I there? with you in your prayers No more crying, them tears here, no more nightmares We pull together through it, we gon' do it Laney crazy, ain't he? but he loves 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 it's you Daddy's always on the move, mama's on the news I try to keep you from it but somehow it seems The harder that I try to do that, the more it on me All the things growing up his that he had to see Daddy don't you to see but you see just as much as he did We did not it to be this way, your mother and me But things gotten so bad between us I don't see us ever being together ever we used to be when we were teenagers But of course everything always happens for a reason I it was never meant to be But it's just something we no control over and that's what destiny is But no more worries, rest your and go to sleep Maybe one day we'll wake up and this will all just be a
Now hush baby, don't you cry Everything's gonna be Stiffen that lip up little lady, I told ya Daddy's to hold ya through the night I know mommy's not here right now and we know why We how we feel inside It may seem a crazy, pretty baby But I promise momma's be alright
It's I remember back one year when had no money Mommy wrapped the Christmas up And stuck 'em under the tree and some of 'em were from me Cause couldn't buy 'em I'll never forget that I sat up the whole night crying daddy felt like a bum, see daddy had a job But his job was to keep the on the table for you and mom And at the time every house we lived in Either kept getting broken into and Or shot up on the block and your mom was saving for you in a jar start a piggy bank for you so you could go to college Almost had a thousand dollars someone broke in and stole it And I know it hurt so bad it broke momma's heart And it seemed like everything was just startin' to apart Mom and dad was arguin' a lot so momma back On the Chalmers in the flat one bedroom And dad moved back to the other of 8 Mile on Novara And when daddy 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 seeing 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 either one of us to it I'm just sorry you were there and had to witness it first Cause all I ever to do was just make you proud Now I'm sitting in empty house, just reminiscing Lookin' at your baby pictures, it just me out To see how much you both have grown, almost like you're sisters now Wow, guess you pretty much are and daddy's here Laney I'm talkin' to you too, still here I like the sound of that, It's got a ring to it it? Shh, momma's only gone for the
And if you ask me too Daddy's buy you a mockingbird I'mma give you the I'mma buy a ring for you sing for you I'll do anything for you to see you And if that mockingbird don't sing and that don't shine I'mma break that birdies go back to the jeweler who sold it to ya And make him eat every carat don't with dad (ha ha)