I sometimes things may not Always make sense to you now But hey, What always tell you? Straighten up soldier up that upper lip What you about? You got me
Hailie I know you miss your mom and I know you miss dad Well I'm gone but I'm to give you the life that I never had I can see sad, even when you smile, even when you laugh I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you to cry you're scared, I ain't there? Daddy's you in your prayers No crying, wipe them tears Daddy's here, no more We gon' together through it, we gon' do it uncles crazy, ain't he? Yeah but he you girl and you better know it all we got in this world When it spins, when it When it whirls, when it Two little girls puzzled, in a daze I know it's you Daddy's on the move, mama's always on the news I try to keep you sheltered it but somehow it seems The harder that I try to do that, the it backfires on me All the growing up his daddy that 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 things gotten so bad between us I don't see us being together ever again Like we to be when we were teenagers But then of everything always happens for a reason I it was never meant to be But just something we have no control over and that's what destiny is But no worries, rest your head and go to sleep Maybe one day we'll wake up and will all just be a dream
Now hush baby, don't you cry gonna be alright Stiffen that upper lip up little lady, I ya Daddy's here to hold ya through the I mommy's not here right now and we don't know why We how we feel inside It may seem a crazy, pretty baby But I promise gon' be alright
It's I remember back one year when daddy had no wrapped the Christmas presents up And stuck 'em under the tree and said of 'em were from me daddy couldn't buy 'em I'll never forget that Christmas I sat up the night crying Cause daddy felt like a bum, see had a job But his job was to keep the food on the for you and mom And at the time every house that we in Either kept broken into and robbed Or shot up on the block and your mom was saving for you in a jar Tryna 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 your heart And it seemed like everything was startin' to fall apart Mom and dad was arguin' a lot so momma back On the Chalmers in the flat one apartment And dad moved back to the other of 8 Mile on Novara And that's when daddy went to California 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 seeing daddy on the T.V. and momma didn't like it And you and Laney to young 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 witness it first Cause all I ever wanted to do was make you proud Now I'm sitting in this empty house, just Lookin' at your baby pictures, it trips me out To see how much you both have grown, it's almost like you're now Wow, guess you pretty much are and daddy's still Laney I'm talkin' to you too, 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 give you the buy a diamond ring for you I'mma for you do anything for you to see you smile And if that mockingbird don't sing and that ring shine break that birdies neck I'll go to the jeweler who sold it to ya And make him eat carat don't fuck with dad (ha ha)