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