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)
Da
Znam ponekad
Stvari vam možda ne smiju uvijek imati smisla za vas
Ali ayy
Šta ti je tata uvijek rekao?
Ispravite, malo vojnika, učvršćen je toj gornjoj usni
O čemu plačeš?
Imas me
[VERSE 1]
Hailie, znam da ti nedostaje tvoja mama i znam da ti nedostaje tvoj otac
Kad odem, ali ja sam TURNA dajem ti život koji nikad nisam imao
Vidim da si tužan, čak i kad se smiješ, čak i kad se smiješ
Mogu ga vidjeti u tvojim očima, duboko u sebi želiš da plačeš
Jer se plašiš, nisam tamo, tata's Witchu u tvojim molitvama
Nema više plača, obrišite ih suze, tata je ovdje, nema više noćnih mora
Mi se "povučemo kroz to, mi idemo"
Lainie-strec je lud, zar ne? Da, ali on te voli, devojko, i bolje da znaš
Svi smo mi u ovom svijetu kad se okrene, kad se vrtjeti
Kad se vrtje, kad se iskače, dvije male lijepe djevojke
Gledajući zbunjeno, u daze, znam da te zbunira
Tata je uvijek u pokretu, mama je uvijek na vijestima
Trudim se da vas zaklonim od toga, ali nekako se čini
Teže što pokušavam to učiniti, to mi se više bavi
Sve stvari koje raste kao tata da je morao vidjeti
Tata ne želi da vidite, ali vidite toliko koliko je i on
Nismo planirali da budemo ovako, tvoja majka i ja
Ali stvari su se toliko loše postale između nas, ne vidim nas ikad
Zajedno ikad opet, kao nekada smo bili kad smo bili tinejdžeri
Ali onda, naravno, sve se uvijek događa s razlogom
Valjda nikad nije trebalo da bude, ali to je samo nešto
Nemamo kontrolu, i to je sudbina
Ali nema više briga, odmori glavu i idi spavati
Možda ćemo se jednog dana probuditi i ovo će svi biti samo san
[Chorus 1]
Sad Hush, malo dušo, ne plačeš
Sve će biti uredu
Učvršćen tim gornjim usnama, mala dama, rekla sam ti
Tata je ovdje da te drži kroz noć
Znam da mama trenutno nije ovdje, a mi ne znamo zašto
Plašimo se kako se osjećamo iznutra
Možda se čini malo ludom, lijepom bebom
Ali obećavam da je Momica Gon 'biti u redu
[VERSE 2]
Heh, smiješno je
Sjećam se da sam se nalazio godinu dana kad tata nije imao novca
Mama je zamotala božićne poklone i zaglavili su ih ispod stabla
I rekao da su neki od njih bili iz mene, jer tata nije mogao kupiti ih
Nikad neću zaboraviti taj Božić, sjedio sam cijelu noć kriinu
Jer je tata osjećao kao bezumnik, tata je imao posao, ali njegov posao
Bilo je držati hranu na stolu za vas i mamu i u to vrijeme
Svaka kuća u kojoj smo živjeli ili zadržali
Slomljen u i opljačkan ili pucati na blok i tvoju mamu
Bio je spremao novac za vas u tegli
Tryna započnite piggy banku za vas, pa biste mogli ići na fakultet
Skoro da je imao hiljadu dolara, dok je neko ne probio i ukrao ga
I znam da boli tako loše da je slomio srce tvoje mame
I činilo se kao da je sve samo počelo da se raspadne
Mama i tata su se jako svađali, pa se mama pomaknula natrag
Na Chalmers u stanu, jednosoban stan
A tata se vratio na drugu stranu od 8 milja na Novaru
I tada je tata otišao u Kaliforniju sa svojim CD-om
I upoznali dr. Dre i leteli i mama da me vide
Ali tata je morao da radi, ti i mama morali su me napustiti
Tada ste počeli vidjeti tatu na TV-u, a mama se nije svidjela
A ti i Lainie bili smo premladi da bismo ga razumjeli
Tata je bio kotrljajući kamen, mama je razvila naviku
I sve se dogodilo prebrzo za jednog od nas da ga zgrabimo
Žao mi je što ste bili tamo i morali da budete iz prve ruke
Jer sve što sam ikad želio je samo učiniti da se ponosite
Sad se sjedim u ovoj praznoj kući samo podsjećam
Gledajući svojim bebama, to me samo izlazi
Da biste vidjeli koliko ste oboje odrasli, gotovo kao da ste sestre sada
Wow, pretpostavljam da si poprilično, i tata je još uvijek ovdje
Lainie, pričam i tebi, tata je još uvijek ovdje
Sviđa mi se zvuk toga, da, to ima prsten, zar ne?
Shh! Mama je samo za sada otišla
[Chorus 2]
Sad Hush, malo dušo, ne plačeš
Sve će biti uredu
Učvršćen tim gornjim usnama, mala dama, rekla sam ti
Tata je ovdje da te drži kroz noć
Znam da mama trenutno nije ovdje, a mi ne znamo zašto
Plašimo se kako se osjećamo iznutra
Možda se čini malo ludom, lijepom bebom
Ali obećavam, mama je gon 'biti u redu
A ako me pitate, tata će vam kupiti podrugljivo
Dajem ti svijet, da kupim dijamantni prsten za tebe
Pjevam za tebe, učinit ću sve za tebe da te vidim kako se smiješ
I ako se taj podrugljivo ne pjeva i taj prsten ne blista
Pakiram taj ptičiji vrat
Vratit ću se na nakit koji ga je prodao
I učinite ga da jede svaki karat
Ne zajebavaj se sa tatom! (Haha)