I know things may not make sense to you right now But hey, What always tell you? Straighten up little Stiffen up upper lip What you about? You got me
Hailie I know you miss your mom and I know you your dad I'm gone but I'm trying to give you the life that I never had I can see sad, even when you smile, even when you laugh I can see it in your eyes, inside you want to cry Cause you're scared, I there? Daddy's you in your prayers No more crying, them tears here, no more nightmares We gon' pull together through it, we do it Laney uncles crazy, he? but he loves you girl and you better know it We're all we got in world When it spins, it swirls When it whirls, when it Two beautiful girls Lookin' puzzled, in a I know confusing you always on the move, mama's always on the news I try to keep you sheltered from it but 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 Daddy don't you to see but you see just as much as he did We did not it to be this 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 teenagers 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 that's destiny is But no more worries, rest your head and go to Maybe one day wake up and this will all just be a dream
Now little baby, don't you cry Everything's gonna be Stiffen upper lip up little lady, I told ya Daddy's to hold 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 be alright
funny I remember back one year when had no money Mommy wrapped the presents up And stuck 'em the tree and said some of 'em were from me Cause daddy buy 'em I'll never forget that Christmas I sat up the night crying Cause felt like a bum, see daddy had a job But his job was to the food on the table for you and mom And at the every house that we lived in Either kept getting broken into and Or shot up on the block and mom was saving money for you in a jar Tryna a piggy bank for you so you could go to college had a thousand dollars till someone broke in and stole it And I know it hurt so bad it broke your momma's 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 flat one bedroom And dad moved back to the other side of 8 on Novara And when daddy went 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 Then you started seeing daddy on the T.V. and momma 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 you were there and had to witness it first hand Cause all I ever wanted to do was just you proud Now I'm in this empty house, just reminiscing at your baby pictures, it just trips me out To see how much you both have grown, almost like you're sisters now Wow, guess you pretty much are and daddy's here Laney I'm talkin' to you too, daddy's here I the sound of that, yeah It's got a ring to it it? Shh, only gone for the moment
And if you ask me too Daddy's buy you a mockingbird I'mma give you the 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 sing and ring don't shine I'mma break birdies neck I'll go to the jeweler who sold it to ya And him eat every carat don't fuck with dad (ha ha)