I know sometimes may not make sense to you right now But hey, What daddy tell you? up little 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 you the life that I never had I can see you're sad, even when you smile, even you laugh I can see it in eyes, deep inside you want to cry Cause you're scared, I there? Daddy's with you in prayers No more crying, wipe tears Daddy's here, no nightmares We gon' pull together it, we gon' do it uncles crazy, ain't he? Yeah but he loves you and you better know it We're all we got in world When it spins, when it it whirls, when it twirls Two little beautiful Lookin' puzzled, in a I know it's you always on the move, mama's always on the news I try to you sheltered from it but somehow it seems The harder I try to do that, the more it backfires on me All the things growing up his that he had to see don't want 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 have gotten so bad us I don't see us ever together ever again Like we used to be when we were But then of course everything happens for a reason I guess it was 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 little baby, you cry Everything's gonna be Stiffen that lip up little lady, I told ya Daddy's here to hold ya the night I know mommy's not here right now and we don't why We how we feel inside It may a little crazy, pretty baby But I momma's gon' be alright
funny I remember back one year when had no money Mommy wrapped the Christmas up And stuck 'em the tree and said some of 'em were from me Cause couldn't buy 'em I'll never that Christmas I sat up the whole night crying Cause daddy felt 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 house that we lived in Either kept getting broken and robbed Or shot up on the and your 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 broke in and stole it And I know it hurt so bad it broke your heart And it seemed like was just startin' to fall apart Mom and dad was arguin' a lot so momma back On the Chalmers in the flat one bedroom And dad moved to the other side of 8 Mile on Novara And that's when daddy to California with his CD and met Dr. Dre And flew you and 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 to young to understand it was a rollin' stone, momma developed a habit And it all happened too for either 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 just make you Now I'm sitting in this empty house, just Lookin' at your pictures, it just trips me out To see how you both have grown, it's almost like you're sisters now Wow, guess you much are and daddy's still here Laney I'm talkin' to you too, daddy's still I the sound of that, yeah got a ring to it don't it? Shh, momma's only gone for the
And if you ask me too Daddy's gonna buy you a give you the world I'mma buy a ring 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 that birdies neck go back to the jeweler who sold it to ya And make him eat every carat don't fuck dad (ha ha)