I sometimes things may not Always sense to you right now But hey, What daddy always you? Straighten up little Stiffen up that lip What you about? You got me
I know you miss your mom and I know you miss your dad Well I'm but I'm trying to give you the life that I never had I can see you're sad, even when you smile, when you laugh I can see it in your eyes, inside you want to cry Cause scared, I ain't there? Daddy's you in your prayers No more crying, them tears Daddy's here, no more We gon' pull through it, we gon' do it uncles crazy, ain't he? Yeah but he you girl and you better know it all we got in this world When it spins, when it it whirls, when it twirls Two little beautiful Lookin' puzzled, in a I know it's you Daddy's always on the move, always on the news I try to keep you sheltered from it but 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 as much as he did We did not plan it to be this way, mother and me But things gotten so bad between us I don't see us being together ever again Like we used to be when we were But then of course everything always for a reason I guess it was never to be But it's just something we have no control over and what destiny is But no more worries, your head and go to sleep Maybe one day wake up and this will all just be a dream
Now little baby, don't you cry Everything's be alright that upper lip up little lady, I told ya Daddy's here to hold ya through the I know mommy's not here right now and we know why We how we feel inside It may a little crazy, pretty baby But I promise gon' be alright
funny I remember back one year daddy had no money Mommy wrapped the presents up And stuck 'em under the tree and said of 'em were from me daddy 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 every house that we lived in Either kept getting broken and robbed Or up on the block and your mom was saving money for you in a jar Tryna start a piggy bank for you so you go to college Almost had a thousand dollars till broke in and stole it And I it hurt so bad it broke your momma's heart And it seemed like everything was just to fall apart Mom and dad was arguin' a lot so momma moved On the Chalmers in the 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 flew you and out to see me But daddy had to work, you and had to leave me Then you started seeing on the T.V. and momma didn't like it And you and Laney were to young to it was a rollin' stone, momma developed a habit And it all happened too fast for one of us to grab it I'm sorry you were there and had to witness it first hand Cause all I ever wanted to do was make you proud Now I'm sitting in this empty house, just at your baby pictures, it just trips me out To see how much you both have grown, it's almost like sisters now Wow, guess you pretty much are and still here I'm talkin' to you too, daddy's still here 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 gonna buy you a mockingbird I'mma you the world buy a diamond 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 break that birdies neck I'll go back to the who sold it to ya And make him eat every carat don't with dad (ha ha)