I know things may not make sense to you right now But hey, What daddy always you? Straighten up soldier Stiffen up that 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 trying to give you the life I never had I can see you're sad, even you smile, even when you laugh I can see it in eyes, deep inside you want to cry Cause you're scared, I ain't with 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? but he loves you girl and you better know it We're all we got in world When it spins, it swirls When it whirls, when it Two little beautiful puzzled, in a daze I it's confusing you always on the move, mama's always on the news I try to keep you from it but somehow it seems The harder that I try to do that, the it backfires on me All the things growing up his daddy he had to see Daddy don't want you to see but you see just as as he did We did not plan it to be this way, your and me But have gotten so bad between us I don't see us being together ever again Like we used to be we were teenagers But then of everything always happens for a reason I guess it was never to be But it's just we have 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 be a dream
Now little baby, don't you cry Everything's be alright Stiffen that upper lip up lady, I told ya here to hold ya through the night I know mommy's not here now and we don't know why We how we feel inside It may a little crazy, pretty baby But I promise momma's be alright
funny I remember back one when daddy had no money wrapped the Christmas presents up And 'em under the tree and said some of 'em were from me daddy 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 the food on the table for you and mom And at the time every house that we in Either getting broken into and robbed Or shot up on the block and mom was saving money for you in a jar Tryna start a piggy for you so you could go to college Almost had a thousand dollars till someone broke in and it And I know it hurt so bad it broke your heart And it seemed like everything was just to fall apart Mom and dad was arguin' a lot so moved back On the in the flat one bedroom apartment And dad moved back to the other side of 8 Mile on And that's when daddy went to California his CD and met Dr. Dre And you and momma out to see me But had to work, you and momma had to leave me you started seeing daddy on the T.V. and momma didn't like it And you and Laney were to to understand it Papa was a rollin' stone, developed a habit And it all happened too for either one of us to grab it I'm just you were there and had to witness it first hand Cause all I wanted to do was just make you proud Now I'm sitting in this house, just reminiscing Lookin' at your baby pictures, it just me out To see how much you both have grown, it's almost like sisters now Wow, guess you pretty much are and daddy's still Laney I'm talkin' to you too, daddy's still I the sound of that, yeah It's got a ring to it it? Shh, only gone for the moment
And if you ask me too gonna buy you a mockingbird give you the world I'mma buy a diamond for you I'mma for you do anything for you to see you smile And if that mockingbird don't sing and that 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)