I know things may not Always make to you right now But hey, What daddy tell you? Straighten up soldier up that upper lip What you crying You got me
Hailie I know you your mom and I know you miss your dad Well I'm gone but I'm trying to give you the life that I had I can see you're sad, even when you smile, even when you I can see it in your eyes, deep you want to cry Cause you're scared, I ain't with you in your prayers No more crying, wipe tears Daddy's here, no more We gon' pull together it, we gon' do it uncles crazy, ain't he? Yeah but he loves you girl and you better it We're all we got in this When it spins, when it it whirls, when it twirls Two beautiful girls puzzled, in a daze I it's confusing you Daddy's always on the move, mama's always on the I try to you sheltered 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 plan it to be way, your mother and me But have gotten so bad between us I don't see us ever being together ever we used to be when we were teenagers But then of course everything always for a reason I guess it was meant to be But it's just something we have no control over and that's destiny is But no more worries, your head and go to sleep Maybe one day we'll up and this will all just be a dream
Now hush little baby, you cry gonna be alright Stiffen that upper lip up lady, I told ya Daddy's here to ya through the night I know not here right now and we don't know why We how we feel inside It may seem a little crazy, baby But I momma's gon' be alright
It's I back one year when daddy had no money Mommy wrapped the Christmas up And 'em under the tree and said some of 'em were from me daddy couldn't buy 'em I'll never forget that Christmas I sat up the whole night Cause daddy felt a bum, see daddy had a job But his job was to the food on the table for you and mom And at the time every house we lived in Either kept broken into and robbed Or shot up on the block and your mom was saving for you in a jar Tryna start a bank for you so you could go to college Almost had a dollars till 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 moved On the Chalmers in the one bedroom 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 flew you and out to see me But daddy had to work, you and momma had to me Then you started seeing daddy on the T.V. and momma didn't it And you and Laney were to to understand it Papa was a stone, momma developed a habit And it all too fast for either one of us to grab it I'm just sorry you were and had to witness it first hand Cause all I ever to do was just make you proud Now I'm in this 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 still Laney I'm to you too, daddy's still here I like the of that, yeah It's got a to it don't it? Shh, momma's only for the moment
And if you ask me too Daddy's buy you a mockingbird I'mma you the world I'mma buy a diamond for you I'mma for you I'll do for you to see you smile And if that mockingbird don't and that ring don't shine I'mma break birdies neck go back to the jeweler who sold it to ya And make him eat every don't fuck with dad (ha ha)