I know sometimes may not Always make to you right now But hey, What daddy always you? Straighten up soldier up that upper lip What you crying 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 eyes, deep inside you want to cry Cause you're scared, I ain't with you in your prayers No crying, wipe them tears Daddy's here, no nightmares We gon' together through it, we gon' do it Laney crazy, ain't he? Yeah but he loves you and you better know it We're all we got in this When it spins, it swirls When it whirls, when it Two little beautiful puzzled, in a daze I it's confusing you Daddy's on the move, mama's always on the news I try to keep you from it but somehow it seems The harder that I try to do that, the it backfires on me All the things up his daddy that 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 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 we were teenagers But of course everything always happens for a reason I guess it was never to be But it's just we have no control over and that's what destiny is But no more worries, your head and go to sleep Maybe one day we'll wake up and this will all be a dream
Now hush little baby, you cry Everything's gonna be Stiffen upper lip up little lady, I told ya Daddy's here to ya through the night I know mommy's not here right now and we know why We how we feel inside It may seem a little crazy, pretty But I momma's gon' be alright
funny I remember back one when daddy had no money Mommy wrapped the Christmas up And stuck 'em the tree and said some of 'em were from me daddy couldn't buy 'em I'll never forget that Christmas I sat up the night crying daddy felt 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 house that we lived in Either kept getting broken into and Or up on the block and your mom was saving money for you in a jar Tryna a piggy bank for you so you could go to college Almost had a thousand till someone broke in and stole it And I know it so bad it broke your momma's heart And it like everything was just startin' to fall apart Mom and dad was arguin' a lot so momma back On the Chalmers in the one bedroom apartment And dad moved back to the side of 8 Mile on Novara And that's 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 daddy 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 too fast for either one of us to grab it I'm just sorry you there and had to witness it first hand Cause all I wanted to do was just make you proud Now I'm in this empty house, just reminiscing Lookin' at your baby pictures, it just me out To see how much you both have grown, it's almost you're sisters now Wow, guess you much are and daddy's still here Laney I'm talkin' to you too, daddy's here I the sound of that, yeah got a ring to it don't it? Shh, momma's gone for the moment
And if you ask me too Daddy's buy you a mockingbird I'mma you the world buy a diamond ring for you I'mma for you I'll do anything for you to see you And if that mockingbird sing and that ring don't shine break that birdies neck I'll go to the jeweler who sold it to ya And make him eat every carat don't with dad (ha ha)