I know sometimes may not Always make to you right now But hey, What daddy always you? up little soldier Stiffen up upper lip you crying about? You got me
Hailie I know you miss your mom and I you miss your dad Well I'm gone but I'm trying to give you the life that I had I can see sad, even when you smile, even when you laugh I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you to cry Cause you're scared, I ain't Daddy's you in your prayers No more crying, wipe tears Daddy's here, no nightmares We gon' together through it, we gon' do it Laney crazy, ain't he? Yeah but he you girl 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 it's confusing you always on the move, mama's always on the news I try to keep you sheltered it but somehow it seems The that I try to do that, the more it backfires on me All the things growing up his daddy he had to see Daddy want you to see but you see just as much as he did We did not plan it to be this way, mother and me But have gotten so bad between us I see us ever being together ever again we used to be when we were teenagers But of course everything always happens for a reason I it was never meant to be But it's just something we no control over and that's what destiny is But no more worries, your head and go to sleep one day we'll wake up and this will all just be a dream
Now little baby, don't you cry Everything's be alright Stiffen that lip up little 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 fear how we feel It may seem a little crazy, baby But I promise momma's gon' be
It's I remember back one year when daddy had no Mommy wrapped the Christmas up And stuck 'em under the tree and said of 'em were from me daddy couldn't buy 'em I'll never forget Christmas I sat up the whole night crying Cause daddy like 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 every that we lived in Either getting broken into and robbed Or shot up on the block and your mom was saving for you in a jar Tryna start a piggy bank for you so you go to college Almost had a dollars till someone broke in and stole it And I know it hurt so bad it your momma's heart And it seemed like was just startin' to fall apart Mom and dad was arguin' a lot so momma back On the in the flat one bedroom apartment And dad moved back to the side 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 seeing daddy on the T.V. and momma didn't like it And you and were to young to understand it Papa was a stone, momma developed a habit And it all happened too fast for one of us to grab it I'm just sorry you there and had to witness it first hand all I ever wanted to do was just make you proud Now I'm sitting in empty house, just reminiscing Lookin' at your baby pictures, it trips me out To see how much you both have grown, it's almost like you're now Wow, you pretty much are and daddy's still here Laney I'm to you too, daddy's still here I the sound of that, yeah It's got a ring to it it? Shh, momma's only gone for the
And if you ask me too Daddy's buy you a mockingbird give you the world I'mma buy a diamond for you sing for you I'll do for you to see you smile And if mockingbird don't sing and that ring don't shine I'mma break that neck go back to the jeweler who sold it to ya And make him eat carat don't fuck with dad (ha ha)