Yeah, I know sometimesThings may not always make sense to you right nowBut hey, what daddy always tell you? Straighten up, little soldierStiffen up that upper lip, what you cryin' about? You got meHailie I know you miss your mom and I know you miss your dadWhen I'm gone but I'm tryin' to give you the life that I never hadI can see you're sad, even when you smile, even when you laughI can see it in your eyes, deep inside you wanna cry'Cause you're scared, I ain't there, daddy's with you in your prayersNo more cryin', wipe them tears, daddy's here no more nightmaresWe gon' pull together through it, we gon' do it LaneyUncle's crazy ain't he yeah but he loves you girl and you better know itWe're all we got it this world, when it spins, when it swirlsWhen it whirls, when it twirls, two little beautiful girlsLookin' puzzled, in a daze, I know it's confusin' youDaddy's always on the move, mama's always on the newsI try to keep up sheltered from it but somehow it seemsThe harder that I try to do that, the more it backfires on meAll the things growin' up as Daddy that he had to seeDaddy don't want you to see but you see just as much as he didWe did not plan it to be this way, your mother and meBut things have got so bad between us, I don't see us everBein' together ever again, like we used to be when we was teenagersBut then of course everything always happens for a reasonI guess it was never meant to be but it's just somethin'That we have no control over and that's what destiny isBut no more worries, rest your head and go to sleepMaybe one day we'll wake up and this'll all just be a dreamNow hush little baby, don't you cryEverything's gonna be alrightStiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told yaDaddy's here to hold you through the nightI know mommy's not here right nowAnd we don't know why, we feel how we feel insideIt may seem a little crazy, pretty babyBut I promise, momma's gon' be alrightHeh, it's funny, I remember back one yearWhen daddy had no moneyMommy wrapped the Christmas presents upAnd stuck 'em under the treeAnd said some of 'em were from me'Cause daddy couldn't buy 'emI'll never forget that ChristmasI sat up the whole night cryin''Cause daddy felt like a bum, see daddy had a jobBut his job was to keep the food on the table for you and momAnd at the time, every house that we lived inEither kept gettin' broken into and robbed or shot up on the blockAnd your mom, was savin' money for you in a jarTryin' to start a piggy bank for you so you could go to collegeAlmost had a thousand dollars, 'til someone broke in and stole itAnd I know it hurt so bad, it broke your momma's heartAnd it seemed like everything was just startin' to fall apartMom and dad was arguin' a lot, so momma moved backOn the Chalmers in the flat, one bedroom apartmentAnd dad moved back to the other side of 8 Mile on NovaraAnd that's when daddy went to California with his CDAnd met Dr. Dre and flew you and momma out to see meBut daddy had to work, you and momma had to leave meThen you started seein' daddy on the TVAnd momma didn't like it and you and Laney were too youngTo understand that papa was a rollin' stone, momma developed a habitAnd it all happened too fast for either one of us to grab itI'm just sorry, you were there and had to witness it first hand'Cause all I ever wanted to do was just make you proudNow I'm sittin' in this empty house, just reminiscin', lookin'At your baby pictures, it just trips me out to see how muchYou both have grown, it's almost like you're sisters nowWow, guess you pretty much are and daddy's still hereLaney, I'm talkin' to you too, daddy's still hereI like the sound of that, yeah, it's got a ring to it don't it?Shh, momma's only gone for the momentNow hush little baby, don't you cryEverything's gonna be alrightStiffen that upper lip up little lady, I told yaDaddy's here to hold you through the nightI know mommy's not here right nowAnd we don't know why, we feel how we feel insideIt may seem a little crazy, pretty babyBut I promise, momma's gon' be alrightAnd if you ask me toDaddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird, I'ma give you the worldI'ma buy a diamond ring for you, I'ma sing for youI'll do anything for you to see you smileAnd if that mockingbird don't singAnd that ring don't shine, I'ma break that birdie's neckI'd go back to the jeweler who sold it to yaAnd make him eat every carat, don't fuck with dad, ha ha
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