Yeah
I know sometimes
Things may not always make sense to you right now
But ayy
Yeah
I know sometimes
Things may not always make sense to you right now
But ayy
What'd Daddy always tell you?
Straighten up, little soldier, stiffen up that upper lip
What you cryin' about?
You got me
[Verse 1]
Hailie, I know you miss your Mom, and I know you miss your Dad
When I'm gone, but I'm tryna give you the life that I never had
I can see you're sad, even when you smile, even when you laugh
I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you wanna cry
Cause you're scared, I ain't there, Daddy's witchu in your prayers
No more cryin', wipe them tears, Daddy's here, no more nightmares
We gon' pull together through it, we gon' do it
Lainie—Uncle's crazy, ain't he? Yeah, but he loves you, girl, and you better know it
We're all we got in this world when it spins, when it swirls
When it whirls, when it twirls, two little beautiful girls
Lookin' puzzled, in a daze, I know it's confusin' you
Daddy's always on the move, Momma's always on the news
I try to keep you sheltered from it, but somehow it seems
The harder that I try to do that, the more it backfires on me
All the things growin' up as Daddy that he had to see
Daddy 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 mother and me
But things have got so bad between us, I don't see us ever bein'
Together ever again, like we used to be when we was teenagers
But then, of course, everything always happens for a reason
I guess it was never meant to be, but it's just something
We have no control over, and that's what destiny is
But no more worries, rest your head and go to sleep
Maybe one day we'll wake up and this'll all just be a dream
[Chorus 1]
Now hush, little baby, don't you cry
Everything's gonna be alright
Stiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told ya
Daddy's here to hold ya through the night
I know Mommy's not here right now, and we don't know why
We fear how we feel inside
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
But I promise Momma's gon' be alright
[Verse 2]
Heh, it's funny
I remember back one year when Daddy had no money
Mommy wrapped the Christmas presents up and stuck 'em under the tree
And said some of 'em were from me 'cause Daddy couldn't buy 'em
I'll never forget that Christmas, I sat up the whole night cryin'
Cause Daddy felt like a bum—see, Daddy had a job but his job
Was to keep the food on the table for you and Mom and at the time
Every house that we lived in either kept gettin'
Broken into and robbed or shot up on the block and your Mom
Was savin' money for you in a jar
Tryna start a piggy bank for you so you could go to college
Almost had a thousand dollars, 'til someone broke in and stole it
And I know it hurts so bad it broke your Momma's heart
And it seemed like everything was just startin' to fall apart
Mom and Dad was arguin' a lot, so Momma moved back
On to Chalmers in the flat, one-bedroom apartment
And Dad moved back to the other side of 8 Mile on Novara
And that's when Daddy went to California with his CD
And met Dr. Dre and flew you and Momma out to see me
But Daddy had to work, you and Momma had to leave me
Then you started seein' Daddy on the TV, and Momma didn't like it
And you and Lainie were too young to understand it
Papa was a rolling stone, Momma developed a habit
And it all happened too fast for either one of us to grab it
I'm just sorry you were there and had to witness it firsthand
Cause all I ever wanted to do was just make you proud
Now I'm sittin' in this empty house just reminiscin'
Lookin' at your baby pictures, it just trips me out
To see how much you both have grown, it's almost like you're sisters now
Wow, guess you pretty much are, and Daddy's still here
Lainie, I'm talkin' to you too, Daddy's still here
I like the sound of that, yeah, it's got a ring to it, don't it?
Shh! Momma's only gone for the moment
[Chorus 2]
Now hush, little baby, don't you cry
Everything's gonna be alright
Stiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told ya
Daddy's here to hold ya through the night
I know Mommy's not here right now, and we don't know why
We fear how we feel inside
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
But I promise, momma's gon' be alright
And if you ask me to, Daddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird
I'ma give you the world, I'ma buy a diamond ring for you
I'ma sing for you, I'll do anything for you to see you smile
And if that mockingbird don't sing and that ring don't shine
I'ma break that birdie's neck
I'll go back to the jeweler who sold it to ya
And make him eat every carat
Don't fuck with Dad! (Haha)
Oo
Alam ko minsan
Ang mga bagay ay maaaring hindi palaging may katuturan sa iyo ngayon
Ngunit Ayy
Ano ang lagi mong sinasabi sa iyo ni Tatay?
Dumiretso, maliit na sundalo, higpit ang itaas na labi
Ano ang tungkol sa iyo?
Nakuha mo ako
[Taludtod 1]
Hailie, alam kong namimiss mo ang nanay mo, at alam kong namimiss mo ang tatay mo
Kapag wala na ako, ngunit sinusubukan kong ibigay sa iyo ang buhay na hindi ko kailanman nakuha
Nakikita kong malungkot ka, kahit ngumiti ka, kahit tumatawa ka
Nakikita ko ito sa iyong mga mata, malalim sa loob nais mong umiyak
Dahil natatakot ka, wala ako doon, bruha ni tatay sa iyong mga panalangin
Wala nang Cryin ', punasan ang mga ito ng luha, narito si Tatay, wala nang bangungot
Kami ay 'hilahin na magkasama sa pamamagitan nito, ginagawa namin ito
Lainie - baliw ni Uncle, hindi ba siya? Oo, ngunit mahal ka niya, babae, at mas alam mo ito
Lahat tayo nakuha namin sa mundong ito kapag ito ay umiikot, kapag ito ay umikot
Kapag ito ay gumugulo, kapag ito ay twirls, dalawang maliit na magagandang batang babae
Lookin '
Palaging gumagalaw si Daddy, laging nasa balita si Momma
Sinusubukan kong panatilihin kang natabunan mula rito, ngunit kahit papaano ay tila
Ang mas mahirap na sinubukan kong gawin iyon, mas maraming backfires ito sa akin
Ang lahat ng mga bagay ay lumalaki bilang tatay na kailangan niyang makita
Ayaw ni Tatay na makita mo, ngunit nakikita mo tulad ng ginawa niya
Hindi namin ito pinlano na ganito, ang iyong ina at ako
Ngunit ang mga bagay ay naging napakasama sa pagitan namin, hindi ko kami nakikita na bein '
Sama -sama na muli, tulad ng dati noong tayo ay mga tinedyer
Ngunit pagkatapos, siyempre, ang lahat ay laging nangyayari sa isang kadahilanan
Sa palagay ko hindi ito sinadya, ngunit ito ay isang bagay lamang
Wala kaming kontrol, at iyon ang kapalaran
Ngunit wala nang pag -aalala, magpahinga ng iyong ulo at matulog
Siguro isang araw magigising tayo at lahat ito ay magiging isang panaginip lamang
[Chorus 1]
Ngayon hush, maliit na sanggol, hindi ka ba umiyak
Magiging maayos din ang lahat
Higpit ang itaas na labi, maliit na ginang, sinabi ko sa iyo
Narito si Daddy upang hawakan mo ang gabi
Alam kong wala si mommy ngayon, at hindi namin alam kung bakit
Natatakot kami sa nararamdaman namin sa loob
Ito ay maaaring mukhang isang maliit na baliw, magandang sanggol
Ngunit ipinangako ko ang gon ni Momma na maging maayos
[Taludtod 2]
Heh, nakakatawa ito
Naaalala ko ang isang taon nang walang pera si Tatay
Binalot ni mommy ang mga regalo sa Pasko at natigil sa ilalim ng puno
At sinabi na ang ilan sa 'em ay mula sa akin' dahil hindi mabibili ni tatay 'em
Hindi ko makakalimutan ang Pasko na iyon, umupo ako sa buong gabi na umiyak '
Sanhi ni tatay na parang isang bum
Ay upang panatilihin ang pagkain sa mesa para sa iyo at mom at sa oras na
Ang bawat bahay na nakatira namin sa alinman ay pinananatiling gettin '
Nasira at ninakawan o binaril sa block at ang iyong ina
Ang pera ng Savin 'para sa iyo sa isang garapon
Magsimula si Tryna ng isang piggy bank para sa iyo upang makapasok ka sa kolehiyo
Halos may isang libong dolyar, 'may sinira at ninakaw ito
At alam kong masakit ito ng masama na sinira nito ang puso ng iyong momma
At parang ang lahat ay nagsisimula lamang 'na magkahiwalay
Si Nanay at Tatay ay arguin 'ng maraming, kaya lumipat si Momma
Papunta sa Chalmers sa flat, isang silid-tulugan na apartment
At si Tatay ay lumipat sa kabilang panig ng 8 milya sa Novara
At iyon ay nang pumunta si Tatay sa California kasama ang kanyang CD
At nakilala mo si Dr. Dre at lumipad sa iyo at momma upang makita ako
Ngunit kailangang magtrabaho si daddy, kinailangan mong iwan ako ni Momma
Pagkatapos ay sinimulan mo ang Seein 'Daddy sa TV, at hindi ito nagustuhan ni Momma
At ikaw at si Lainie ay masyadong bata upang maunawaan ito
Si Papa ay isang Rolling Stone, binuo ni Momma ang isang ugali
At lahat ito ay nangyari nang napakabilis para sa alinman sa amin upang kunin ito
Pasensya na lang ako nandoon ka at kinailangan mong masaksihan ito mismo
Sanhi ang nais kong gawin ay ipagmalaki mo lang
Ngayon ay sittin 'ako sa walang laman na bahay na ito ay nag -reminiscin lamang'
Tumingin sa mga larawan ng iyong sanggol, naglalakbay lang ito sa akin
Upang makita kung magkano ang pareho mong lumaki, halos katulad ka ng mga kapatid ngayon
Wow, hulaan mo medyo, at nandito pa rin si Tatay
Lainie, nakikipag -usap din ako sa iyo, nandito pa rin si daddy
Gusto ko ang tunog ng iyon, oo, mayroon itong singsing dito, hindi ba?
SHH! Nawala lang si Momma sa sandaling ito
[Chorus 2]
Ngayon hush, maliit na sanggol, hindi ka ba umiyak
Magiging maayos din ang lahat
Higpit ang itaas na labi, maliit na ginang, sinabi ko sa iyo
Narito si Daddy upang hawakan mo ang gabi
Alam kong wala si mommy ngayon, at hindi namin alam kung bakit
Natatakot kami sa nararamdaman namin sa loob
Ito ay maaaring mukhang isang maliit na baliw, magandang sanggol
Ngunit ipinangako ko, ayos lang si momma
At kung tatanungin mo ako, bibilhin ka ni daddy ng isang mockingbird
Bigyan kita ng mundo, bumili ako ng isang singsing na brilyante para sa iyo
Kumakanta ako para sa iyo, gagawin ko ang anumang bagay para makita kang ngumiti
At kung ang mockingbird ay huwag kumanta at ang singsing na iyon ay hindi lumiwanag
Masira ko ang leeg ni birdie
Babalik ako sa alahas na nagbebenta nito sa iyo
At gawin siyang kumain ng bawat karat
Huwag magkantot kay Tatay! (Haha)