I sometimes things may not Always make sense to you now But hey, What always tell you? up little soldier Stiffen up that lip What you crying You got me
I know you miss your mom and I know you miss your dad Well I'm gone but I'm trying to give you the life that I had I can see you're sad, 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 here, no more nightmares We gon' pull together through it, we do it Laney uncles crazy, he? Yeah but he loves you and you better know it We're all we got in this it spins, when it swirls When it whirls, when it Two little beautiful 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 daddy he had to see don't want you to see but you see just as much as he did We did not plan it to be this way, your and me But things have gotten so bad us I don't see us being together ever again Like we used to be we were teenagers But then of course everything always happens for a 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, rest your and go to sleep Maybe one day we'll wake up and this will all just be a
Now hush little baby, you cry gonna be alright Stiffen upper lip up little lady, I told ya here to hold ya through the night I know mommy's not here right now and we know why We fear how we inside It may a little crazy, pretty baby But I promise gon' be alright
It's I remember one year when daddy had no money Mommy wrapped the Christmas up And stuck 'em under the tree and said some of 'em from me Cause daddy buy 'em I'll never forget Christmas I sat up the whole night crying Cause 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 every that we lived in kept getting broken into 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 till someone broke in and stole it And I know it hurt so bad it broke your momma's And it seemed like was just startin' to fall apart Mom and dad was a lot so momma moved back On the Chalmers in the flat one bedroom And dad moved back to the side of 8 Mile on Novara And when daddy went to California with his CD and met Dr. Dre And you and momma out to see me But daddy had to work, you and had to leave me Then you started daddy on the T.V. and momma didn't like it And you and Laney to young to understand it Papa was a rollin' stone, developed a habit And it all too fast for either one of us to grab it I'm just sorry you were there and had to witness it first Cause all I wanted to do was just make you proud Now I'm sitting in this empty house, reminiscing at your baby pictures, it just trips me out To see how much you both grown, it's almost like you're sisters now Wow, guess you pretty much are and daddy's here Laney I'm to you too, daddy's still here I the sound of that, yeah It's got a to it don't it? Shh, momma's only for the moment
And if you ask me too Daddy's buy you a mockingbird I'mma you the world I'mma buy a diamond 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 that birdies neck go back to the jeweler who sold it to ya And make him eat every carat fuck with dad (ha ha)