I know things may not Always sense to you right now But hey, daddy always tell you? Straighten up soldier up that upper lip What you about? 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 that I never had I can see you're sad, when you smile, even when you laugh I can see it in your eyes, deep you want to cry you're scared, I ain't there? Daddy's with you in prayers No more crying, them tears Daddy's here, no more We gon' pull together through it, we do it Laney crazy, ain't he? Yeah but he loves you girl and you better it all we got in this world When it spins, when it it whirls, when it twirls 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 somehow it The harder that I try to do that, the more it on me All the growing up his daddy that he had to see don't want 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 have 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 we have no control over and that's what destiny is But no worries, rest your head and go to sleep Maybe one day we'll wake up and will all just be a dream
Now little baby, don't you cry Everything's gonna be Stiffen that upper lip up little lady, I ya here to hold ya through the night I know mommy's not here now and we don't know why We fear how we inside It may seem a crazy, pretty baby But I promise momma's be alright
It's I remember back one year when had no money Mommy the Christmas presents up And 'em under the tree and said some of 'em were from me daddy couldn't 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 the food on the table for you and mom And at the time every that we lived in Either kept 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 could go to 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 startin' to fall apart Mom and dad was a lot so momma moved back On the Chalmers in the flat one apartment And dad moved back to the other side of 8 Mile on 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 seeing on the T.V. and momma didn't like it And you and Laney were to to understand it Papa was a rollin' stone, developed a habit And it all happened too for either one of us to grab it I'm just sorry you were there and had to witness it first Cause all I ever wanted to do was just you proud Now I'm sitting in this empty house, reminiscing Lookin' at your pictures, it just trips me out To see how much you both have grown, it's like you're sisters now Wow, guess you much are and daddy's still here Laney I'm talkin' to you too, still here I like the of that, yeah got a ring to it don't 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 that don't shine I'mma break birdies neck I'll go back to the who sold it to ya And make him eat every carat fuck with dad (ha ha)